A 65-year-old woman died while her daughter-in-law sustained injuries after their scooter was hit by a speeding Tata magic van in front of Indus Town Gate under Misrod police station area on Monday.
According to the police, two women were injured after their scooter was hit by a speeding Tata magic van and were rushed to a nearby hospital where one of the women was declared dead while other escaped with injuries and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
The deceased was identified as Kamla Devi while the injured was identified as Jharna Khanna. At the time of the incident Jharna was driving the scooter.
The deceased was a resident of Police colony near Pal restaurant.
The Tata magic van bearing registration number MP04- lC-6736 was seized by the police and the search for the driver was started by the police. After preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem and further investigations were started.
Meanwhile, two persons died and two injured after a motorbike was hit by a speeding car at laharpur road under Govindpura police station area late in the night on Sunday.
According to the police four persons were injured after a speeding car hit a motorbike. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where the motorbike riders were declared dead while the two passengers in the car were injured.
The deceased were identified as Ashok Dhurve (26) and Ashok Shreesham(29). Shreesham was Dhurve’s brother-in-law. Dhurve hailed from Goharganj while Shreesham hailed from Barrai village.
Ashok Dhurve used to live in the city at a rented apartment and the two were on their way to city when their bike was hit by speeding vehicle at around 11 pm.
The car bearing registration number MP48-C-5136 was seized by the police. In the car three persons were present and two were injured in the accident who are undergoing treatment at a private hospital.