New Delhi:
A 17-year-old has been taken into custody for allegedly ramming an SUV into a pedestrian and killing her on the spot in Greater Noida.
CCTV footage from the Bisrakh area shows a woman walking along the side of the road on Wednesday morning when a speeding SUV comes into view. The car is seen overtaking a tractor when the driver loses control and begins drifting to one side, crashing into the woman at high speed. The woman is dragged with the SUV and she and the car crash into a pole.
Police said the accident took place near CRC association in Bisrakh. The driver fled and the victim, Shilpi, 27, who is originally from Jatpura in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh and was on his way to work at a construction site, died on the spot.
The police seized the car and started looking for the driver. The 17-year-old was arrested on Friday.