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Elderly woman dies after being hit by SP's official vehicle

The Woman, G Sharada, Was Waiting For A Bus On The Roadside When The Driver Of SP Sunpreet Singh's Official Vehicle Lost Control While Trying To Avert A Collision With A Car And Hit Her, Said Tandur Circle Inspector Janardhan Reddy.

PTI | Updated on: 09 Apr 2017, 04:41:12 PM
Elderly woman dies (Representative image)

Hyderabad:

Police said on Sunday that a 65-year-old woman died aftershe was hit by the official vehicle of Superintendent of Police of Komaram Bheem Asifabad district in Telangana. The incident occurred near Repallewada village under Tandur mandal on Saturday.

The woman, G Sharada, was waiting for a bus on the roadside when the driver of SP Sunpreet Singh's official vehicle lost control while trying to avert a collision with a car and hit her, said Tandur Circle Inspector Janardhan Reddy.

The elderly woman died on the spot, he said, adding the SP was in the vehicle when the mishap took place. A case under IPC section 304A (causing death by negligence) was registered against the driver, who has been detained, Reddy added. 

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First Published : 09 Apr 2017, 04:26:00 PM

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