Woman, 75, run over by vehicle, dies
A 75-year-old woman was killed when a speeding Tata 407 ran over her in Keshavpuram area of northwest Delhi early on Thursday.
According to the police, the accident occurred at around 5.30 am in Tri Nagar when the deceased, Bharto Devi, was returning home with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter. They were coming from a religious function. The police said the victim was crossing the road when the errant driver of the vehicle allegedly jumped traffic signal and hit the woman.
Bharto Devi, a native of Haryana, was living with her son in Wazirpur’s JJ Colony. On Wednesday night, they had gone to attend a jagran at a relative’s place in Tri Nagar, “They were returning home in the morning when the accident took place. The speeding vehicle ran over her, killing her on the spot. A PCR call was made by her daughter-in-law after which she was rushed to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared her brought dead,” said a police official.
The police has registered a case of rash and negligent driving against the accused driver.
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