In a tragic incident, a 22-year-old woman was crushed to death by a truck after she fell off a scooter in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar area on Thursday. Police said that teams are scanning the CCTV's cameras installed in the area to identify the truck driver.
The deceased has been identified as Swati, a resident of Rajbir Colony in Kondli area. Police said that she was returning home from G B Pant Hospital, where her father had died on Thursday morning.
According to a senior police official, during enquiry, it emerged that the woman, who was travelling with her neighbour, fell off the scooter which hit a speed breaker on Ghazipur nala road near Chilla village, and died after a truck came from behind and ran over her.
“The truck driver escaped from the spot. The injured woman was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was declared brought dead,” he said.
“A case has been registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Mayur Vihar police station and efforts are being made to trace the truck driver. Police teams are also scanning CCTV cameras in and around the scene of the incident to identify the driver and ascertain the sequence of events,” said Deepak Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), East district.