Ex-Intel India chief dies after his cycle hit by speeding cab

Mumbai: The former head of software giant Intel, Avtar Saini died after he was knocked down by a speeding cab when he was out cycling in Navi Mumbai, officials said.

The incident happened around dawn on Wednesday. The police said that Saini, 68, living in Chembur, was cycling along the Palm Beach Road of Nerul along with a group of cycling enthusiasts, when a cab speeding on the road rammed into him from behind with full force, knocking him and injuring him, before trying to escape.

The tragedy took place around 5.50 a.m. near the Nerul Junction and the Seawoods Estate signal, and he was rushed to the nearby D.Y. Patil Hospital but pronounced dead on admission.