Delhi police on Wednesday confirmed death of a?30-year-old research student?after a car hit him?near the Indian Institute?of Technology (IIT) in south Delhi last night while?another student sustained injury in the same accident.

The students have been identified as Ashraf Nawaz Khan and Ankur Shukhla. Both were pursuing PhD at IIT Delhi.

It has been reported that they were on their way back to the IIT campus after dinner at adjoining SDA Market when a speeding car hit them while they were crossing the road.

Both were rushed to a hospital in Saket by passersby where doctors declared Ashraf brought dead on arrival. Ankur suffered a fracture and is being treated at the hospital.

According to police, the car was found abandoned near the accident site and the driver has been identified.

"A search is on to trace the driver," they added.