In a tragic incident, a class XII student died while two of her friends were injured after a speeding car allegedly hit them in Outer Delhi's Paschim Vihar West area on Wednesday morning. Police said that the girls were on their way to school and were crossing the road when all three of them were hit by a speeding car. One of them got critical injuries after the car first hit her and later rammed into a truck carrying LPG cylinders. According to the police both the drivers were at fault.
The deceased has been identified as Manisha Kumari (18) while the other two injured girls have been identified as Kalpana and Sanjana.
All the three girls are residents of JJ Cluster, Udyog Nagar and are students of class XII, Sarvodya Bal Vidyalaya, Peeragarhi. The drivers of the car and the truck fled the spot leaving their vehicles behind but were arrested late in the night, police said. The car driver has been identified as Pushpender, a resident of Haryana, while the truck driver has been identifed as Mukesh, a resident of Bihar.
According to Sameer Sharma, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer district, on Wednesday, at around 8 AM, a police control room (PCR) call was received at Paschim Vihar West police station regarding a road accident, following which an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched for the spot.“When the police team reached the spot, they found the three injured girls. They had been heading to school when they were hit by a car, which further came in contact with a truck carrying LPG cylinders causing fatal injuries to one of the girls,” said the DCP.
“The critically injured girl Manisha was declared brought dead at Balaji Hospital, while other two girls Kalpana and Sanjana who were admitted to hospital and are out of danger.
The vehicle has been impounded by police and driver of vehicle is on run. Two dedicated teams have been constituted to trace accused driver as well as owner of the vehicle. As per initial enquiry, both car and truck driver are at fault,” said DCP.