A 58-year-old woman was crushed to death by a rashly driven Hyva truck in front of Ashoka Ratan Apartments in Shankar Nagar area here on Sunday afternoon. The accused driver has been arrested, informed Station House Officer Pandri.
The deceased has been identified as Tripti Mitra Dubey, a resident of Dhansuli Mandir Hasoud. "She was heading towards Shri Ram Nagar on a bike that her husband Hariprasad Dubey was driving. They had reached near Ashoka Ratan Apartments when suddenly a truck (CG-04 JB-5303) coming from opposite direction collided head on with bike," said the police officer, and added that Tripti came under the wheels of truck and died on the spot. The husband had a miraculous escape and was safe, police said. The accused driver identified as Naresh Yadav, a resident of Kharora was held. A case has been registered against the driver.