Alwar, Nov 12: Three people were killed late on Wednesday night after a speeding car ran over them on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Alwar district while they were changing a punctured tyre, police said. The accident took place near the Gurjar Khora culvert, at channel number 112/600, under the Laxmangarh police station in the Badodamev area.

Source: IANS via Hi India

According to police, Manisha Gupta, a resident of Trilokpuri in Delhi who worked as an event manager in Jaipur, was travelling to Jaipur in a cab with another woman, Asma, when the cab suffered a tyre puncture at around 1:30-1:40 am. The driver stopped at the roadside to change the stepney and contacted the highway helpline, after which patrol worker Jagmohan reached the spot with colleagues to assist.

While Jagmohan was speaking to Gupta to gather details, a speeding four-wheeler approaching from the Delhi side rammed into the group, first hitting Gupta and Jagmohan and then running over the driver, who was changing the tyre. The car overturned on the roadside a few metres ahead and its driver fled the spot, police said.

3People killed in the crash
~1:40 amTime of the accident, Wednesday night
112/600Expressway channel number near Gurjar Khora culvert

Police identified the dead as Manisha Gupta (26), an event manager from Delhi; Adil, the cab driver; and Jagmohan (25), a patrol worker from Sheetal village in Alwar district. All three sustained severe injuries and were taken to the Community Health Centre at Badodamev, where doctors declared them dead; their bodies were sent for postmortem examination.

Source: Zee News

Sub-Inspector Hariman of Laxmangarh police station said officers are examining CCTV footage from the expressway to identify the driver, and that documents recovered from the car are being examined to establish the identity of its owner and driver. The victims' families were informed during the night. According to the IANS report, Asma, the woman travelling with Gupta, could not be traced at the scene after the crash.

Investigation under way

Police said they are also questioning people in the surrounding areas to gather further information about the accident, and the investigation is continuing.