LUDHIANA, Nov 5 — A vegetable vendor was killed and several other people were injured in Ludhiana's Issa Nagri market area on Thursday morning after a car driven by a young man learning to drive went out of control at high speed and ploughed through the crowded market street at around 8:15 am, Mirror Now and The CSR Journal reported.

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Police identified the driver as 22-year-old Tamanjot Singh of Field Ganj, Ludhiana, who was behind the wheel of a Hyundai car, Mirror Now reported. The car first struck 55-year-old vegetable vendor Jagtar Singh, also known as Gosha, who was on his scooter; the impact dragged him and his two-wheeler for several metres and the car ran over him, causing fatal head injuries, the report said. Jagtar Singh had sold vegetables in the neighbourhood for nearly two decades and was a well-known local figure.

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Car continued for about 50 metres, hitting others

The vehicle did not stop after the first collision. According to eyewitness accounts and CCTV footage of the incident, it travelled approximately 50 metres, striking a woman and her daughter on a scooter before finally coming to a halt after crashing into parked two-wheelers, Mirror Now reported. The CSR Journal gave a matching sequence: after the vendor was struck, the car continued for about 50 metres, hit another scooter and then rammed into two more parked scooters before stopping, and CCTV footage of the speeding car has surfaced.

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One of the injured, Ashok Kumar, told reporters the car was moving at a very high speed when it struck him after hitting the vendor; he sustained injuries to his head, back and fingers, Mirror Now reported. The CSR Journal reported that four other people sustained minor injuries, were treated at a local hospital and were stable.

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Driver detained by residents, FIR registered, second occupant fled

Local residents intervened at the scene, detained the driver and handed him over to the police, while a second occupant of the car reportedly fled the area and police are working to locate him, both outlets reported. Mirror Now reported that police have arrested the driver.

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Inspector Gurjit Singh, Station House Officer of Division Number 3 police station, confirmed that an FIR has been registered against the accused, with charges including rash driving, causing death by negligence and acts endangering the life or personal safety of others under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Mirror Now reported. Police are questioning the suspect to determine the exact circumstances that led to the loss of control, and the investigation is ongoing.

Source: Mirror Now