A 25-year-old motorist was killed in an accident at Suchitra X Road in Medchal on Tuesday afternoon. The victim, Tapan Kumar Behra, a native of Odisha, was working as a technical operator at CMC Limited.

According to Petbasheerabad police, Behra was riding his two-wheeler from his residence in Balanagar and going towards Suchitra Junction around 2 p.m. when an unidentified car hit him from the side.

The impact caused him to crash into a roadside barricade. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene immediately.

Police have registered a case and are working to trace the suspect using CCTV footage.