A 32-year-old woman was killed while her husband and child were severely injured when their handcart was hit by a speeding truck at Chola Mandir area late night on Friday. According to the police around 11 pm, Chandrarani along with her husband Ratiram and son was on her way to home at Samta Nagar in Chola Mandir area. The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead while the other two injured who were critically injured are undergoing treatment.
The condition of the victims is stable and would recover soon told the doctors handling the treatment of the victims. Police after preliminary investigation have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and started search for the errant driver.
During the investigation vehicle was recovered from Nishatpura area but police have denied such facts. Police said that statements of victim’s husband and son are yet to be recorded which could help in establishing the identity of the accused. Shockingly a fact was revealed by the commuters who witnessed the accident that the victim would have been saved but the driver mowed her down after hitting her from behind.
Initially the victim was hit by the truck due to which tumbled in front of the truck but instead of helping the victim driver mowed her down. It is possible that fearing arrest the accused driver escaped after hitting the victim which proved fatal for the victim and her family members sustained severe injuries in the incident.