Kota: Three members of a family, who were sleeping on the footpath outside MBS Hospital here, were hit by a speeding car in the early hours of Friday, leaving one dead.
Area DSP Kaluram Verma said vegetable vendor Dinesh Bavaria (45) died on the spot, while his wife and their seven-year-old son are undergoing treatment.
He said that the driver fled leaving the car on the spot. Verma said that the person is yet to be traced.
Police said the family lived in a temporary residence on the footpath outside the hospital.
Verma said that the hit-and-run happened around 1 am on Friday morning.
People of the area staged a sit-in outside the hospital demanding the arrest of the driver, but it was called off after senior police officials assured immediate action.
Police said that after the post-mortem, the body was handed over to the relatives and a case has been registered under relevant sections.