Police intervened to disperse the crowd that tried to vandalise a truck which had mowed down a 52-year-old woman in Ratibad area in the morning on Sunday. The 52-year-old woman was killed while another woman was injured after her scooter was hit by the running truck near DPS School under Ratibad police station .
Police said that the two women were, later, taken to hospital where one died and the other escaped with injuries. The deceased was identified as Hansa Bisht (52) while the injured woman was identified as Preeti Bisht who is Hansa’s daughter-in-law.
The deceased was a resident of Mata Mandir area and the incident took place around 11:30am when they were going to Ratibad area to have a look at a under construction house.
Preeti was riding scooter, bearing registration number MP04SH5244, while the deceased was riding pillion.
She was rushed to Hamidia hospital where her condition is reportedly stable.
After the preliminary investigation, the body was sent for the post-mortem. The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the CrPC. The truck driver escaped from the spot, leaving the truck which was, later, seized by the police.