BHOPAL: An IAF fighter pilot, Anuj Yadav, died in a road accident in Gwalior on Friday night. A resident of Bulandshahr, Yadav was posted at Maharajpura Air Force Station, Gwalior.
Police said the accident took place around 2am when the officer was driving into the city. A truck in front of him braked suddenly and his car rammed into the rear of the heavy vehicle on Bhind Road near Gola Ka Mandir.
The truck driver ran away, leaving the injured pilot trapped in the wreck. Traffic was thin at that hour and the accident went unnoticed for a long time until a passing motorist spotted the car stuck under the truck and called police. Yadav was evacuated and taken to hospital but it was too late. He was declared dead on arrival. Yadav’s body was handed over to his family after post-mortem on Saturday morning. Police have seized the truck and are looking for the driver.
