Leopard killed after being hit by unidentified vehicle on NH-74 in Jaspur: it was crossing the road near Dharampur village late at night, driver drove off; forest department searching for vehicle

A leopard was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on National Highway 74 in the Jaspur area of Udham Singh Nagar. According to Dainik Bhaskar, the accident happened late at night near Dharampur village as the leopard came out from the forest side and was crossing the highway. After the collision the driver left the spot and the leopard died there. Passers-by and local people saw the leopard's body on the road and informed the forest department. A team reached the spot, took the body into its custody and began the necessary action. The forest department is trying to find out which vehicle hit the leopard and is also looking into other aspects of the accident. The report does not give the leopard's age, its sex or details of the post-mortem. Drive slowly at night on highways that pass through forests.