Pilibhit (UP), March 18 A 60-year-old woman and a teenager were killed, while 11 people were injured after a speeding car crashed into a passenger-laden e-rickshaw near the Bahadiya crossing here, police said.
According to police, the e-rickshaw was carrying passengers to a fair when the accident occurred.
As the vehicle reached the Bahadiya crossing in the Deoria Kala police station area, a speeding car coming from the direction of Deoria Kala crashed into it, throwing several passengers onto the road.
Locals and passersby alerted the police and launched rescue efforts.
The injured were rushed to a nearby community health center by ambulance, and those in critical condition were later referred to the district hospital.
Station House Officer Gautam Singh said the deceased have been identified as Jashoda (60) and Rahul (14), and their bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
Eyewitnesses told police that the car was moving at high speed, and the driver appeared to have lost control.
Police said efforts are underway to trace the car and its driver, and an investigation is ongoing.