A 53 year Veterinary Compounder died yesterday morning at the M.B. Hospital while undergoing treatment, after he was admitted to the hospital following a road accident. Ranchod Lal Meena, a compunder with the Veterinary Hospital at Jawar village was admitted to M.B. Hospital after he met with a road accident on the Udaipur-Ahmedabad highway. Meena was admitted to hospital last night after he was hit by a speeding truck while he was crossing the road, as per police. He was on his way to a petrol pump on the highway, when a speeding truck hit him from behind and the truck driver fled away from the scene, leaving the vehicle on the road, said the police at the Goverdhan Vilas Police Station. The truck was taken into custody by the police and shifted to the police station while a case was registered against the driver. The body of the deceased was handed over to his family members after the postmortem.