BENGALURU: A senior citizen returning home after evening prayers died after he was hit by a speeding motorcycle in east Bengaluru on Wednesday night. Family members and locals claimed three youths astride the bike were performing wheelies when they hit him. Police said they were riding the two-wheeler recklessly.Moore Road in Fraser Town - the accident spot - is a haven for those performing dangerous bike stunts. Residents blamed the accident on police inability to crack down on drag racing on the road. Munavar Ali, 70, former employee of Bharat Electronics and from Robinson Road, was walking home from a mosque when he was hit head-on by the speeding Yamaha. CCTV footage from a nearby bakery recorded a loud noise and flash at 8.18pm. The camera was not directly focused on the accident spot, but recorded responses from passersby.Nephew Mohammad Sadiq quoted eyewitnesses as saying that three youngsters on the bike popped a wheelie a few metres ahead of Ali. Its front wheel in the air, the two-wheeler hit Ali and threw him to the ground.He fell on his head, causing severe trauma. Moore Road does not have a pavement.Police officers rejected claims by residents that the bikers were wheeling. They said the speeding biker suddenly braked in front of the victim and collided into him. Ali collapsed and hit his head on the road."There was blood all over the road. Ali was rushed to Santosh Hospital by a merchant, but died while undergoing treatment. Doctors said his condition was beyond recovery when he was brought to the hospital. His head injury was very serious and he lost a lot of blood," Sadiq said.Police arrested the rider, Mohammad Haji, 22, a cloth merchant from Shivajinagar. He was booked for rash and negligent driving, and causing death by negligence. A magistrate before whom he was produced sent him to judicial custody, police added.