I agree with Gray. Now is present, so you can't say something happened in the past now. You can say something happened "just now." That means only a moment ago. For example: "he died just now."
Otherwise, you need to indicate that the action is complete by saying "he has now died." This means that now, in the present, the man has died, and it is finished.
If he was still in hospital, and there was no way he would make it, then you might say "he is now dying in hospital."
I would probably go with something simple like "He died recently in hospital."
Also, let's not forget that we often use polite phrases for such unpleasant things as dying. For example, "he passed away recently in hospital," or "he has now passed."
There's a couple of examples for you. I seriously hope you don't hit and kill anyone too often.