Amethi (UP), March 3 A 60-year-old woman who was riding a bicycle was killed when a speeding truck overturned and fell on her, police said here on Tuesday.
According to police, Waseem Ahmed, a resident of Subedar Bahua village under the Mohanganj police station, was taking his wife, Anwari (60), on a bicycle to get medicine.
The driver of the speeding mini-truck lost control of the vehicle and overturned near Utelwa Gadha Morh in the Kamrauli police station area. The truck fell on Anwari, while Waseem Ahmed fell some distance away. Both were seriously injured and were rushed to the Jagdishpur community health centre. Doctors pronounced Anwari dead, and Waseem is currently receiving treatment.
The driver of the offending vehicle managed to escape.
Station Officer of the Kamrauli police station, Mukesh Kumar, said that the body has been sent for post-mortem and the mini-truck has been seized. Further investigation is underway.
