Chennai: A speeding BMW moved down a man on the Maduravoyal-Tambaram bypass in Chennai who was on a two-wheeler on Wednesday. According to reports, the deceased was working as a video journalist at a private Telugu television channel.

The victim, who was riding a motorcycle, was flung about one hundred meters away from the accident spot when the speeding BMW car knocked the two-wheeler.

Police said a hunt is on to trace out and arrest the driver of the BMW car who had abandoned the vehicle and fled immediately after the incident late on November 19 night.

The victim, Pradeep Kumar, 39, of Pondy Bazaar, was also working as a part-time driver for Rapido.

The car was registered in the name of a private company in Velappanchavadi, police said. A case has been registered.