A 35-year-old man died after he was hit by a speeding car in Pune district’s Pimpri-Chinchwad area while bursting firecrackers on the roadside.

The accident happened on November 30 and was caught on CCTV. The victim, identified as Soham Patel, was bursting firecrackers on the roadside on the eve of Diwali when a car hit him and fled.

Soham sustained serious injuries on impact and died.

Even after 48 hours, the accused driver is yet to be caught. Ravet police have registered a case against the unidentified driver and are investigating the accident.

In a separate incident, five children were injured in Pune’s Sinhgad area after the cover of a drain chamber exploded when firecrackers burst on it, police said.

Another firecracker-related death was reported in Nagpur, when a 25-year-old man was stabbed by a teenager.

The victim, identified as Amol Waghmare, had an argument with a teenager over firecrackers on November 1. During the altercation, the teenager attacked Waghmare with a knife and killed him, police said.

(With contributions from Krishna Panchal.)