Fatal Crash Victim Identified As Volunteer Firefighter, Teacher

SAN JOSE, CA -- A 57-year-old man killed in a hit-and-run crash Monday morning in San Jose's Almaden neighborhood has been identified as Robinder Bhurji, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner's office.

The collision was reported at 6:23 a.m. at Almaden Expressway between Camden and Redmond avenues, according to police. A red truck hit the victim and fled, and the man was then hit by four other cars while lying in the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bhurji went by "Robin" and was a volunteer teacher at the San Jose Gurdwara's Guru Nanak Khalsa School. He was also a volunteer firefighter in addition to having a full-time job. Several events are planned in his memory through this weekend.

"He was a committed, dedicated Sevadar (volunteer) of the Khalsa School who served thousands of children over the span of twenty-five years," the Gurdwara wrote on Facebook. "He was talented...humble and kind to all who knew him."

Police have not yet identified a suspect in the hit-and-run. Investigators said the red truck initially stopped after hitting him, but then left the scene.

Bhurji was the sixth person to die in a collision on San Jose city streets this year.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Detective Troy Sirmons at 408-277-4654.

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