A woman was killed and four others were injured when a Tata magic van in which they were travelling was hit by a speeding mini truck near ITI gate under Govindpura police station area on Tuesday.
According to the police at around 7 am a Tata magic van hit by a speeding mini truck injuring the passengers in the Tata magic van. The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where a woman was declared dead while four others were sustained serious injuries.
On the receipt of the information a police team reached the spot and after preliminary investigation sent the body for the post mortem.
At the time of the incident there were around four passengers in the van.
The driver of the van escaped with minor injuries while the passengers were hit badly as the mini truck hit the rear part of the van.
The driver of the mini truck escaped leaving the truck which was later seized by the police. Based on the registration number MP-17 -C -2603 of the mini truck the police have started the investigation.
The decease was identified as Manisha Roa (27) of Ashok Nagar area near Capital petrol pump. Sangeeta and Meera Bai sustained multiple injuries and are under going treatment. Others who were injured in the accident were discharged later after providing primary treatment.
The police have registered a case under section 304 (A), 279 and 337 of the IPC and have started searching for the errant driver.
Police said that it is possible that the driver of the mini truck might be over speeding or drunk but the reason behind the accident could be found only after the driver is nabbed.