A 45-year-old woman lost her life while four others sustained serious injuries in a road accident on Tuesday, after an auto rickshaw was hit by a rashly driven car on the dividing road of Sector-7/8. Police said that the deceased was identified as Sunita Devi.
The driver of auto rickshaw, Ashu, a resident of Kaimbwala, his wife (Gomti), his brother’s wife (Suman) and his cousin sister (Rajita) also sustained serious injuries in the incident, said police. The incident took place in the wee hours, while Ashu along with his family members, was going towards Sector-27 from Kaibwala, when a rashly driven car hit their vehicle.
Eye witnesses said that as soon the auto driver turned towards Sector 7 from Sector 8, a car hit the auto rickshaw from rear and the auto overturned. Following the collision, all occupants of the auto were left badly injured. Some passersby lifted the overturned auto and rescued to the injured.