A 40‑year‑old man named Neeraj Singh and his wife were riding a scooter in the evening when a speeding Mahindra Thar collided with them near the Itera area of Greater Noida West. The impact hurled the couple from the scooter, leaving both bloodied; Neeraj died on the spot, while his wife sustained serious injuries. Witnesses reported that the driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene.
Greater Noida Police completed the inquest and sent Neeraj’s body for a post‑mortem. The authorities seized the Thar SUV and launched a search for the driver. A formal complaint is being registered and further legal action will follow.
This incident follows a string of hit‑and‑run crashes involving Mahindra Thar SUVs across northern India, including the fatal collision with a Jaipur scooter rider Naval Sharma, 57, and a separate incident where a Thar rammed a cab in Gurugram after a verbal altercation.
A crowd gathered immediately after the crash, and local residents rushed the injured couple to a nearby hospital before paramedics arrived.