Speeding car kills five women in Patna
Patna : A speeding car crushed five women to death and seriously injured one other person in Bihar’s capital early Monday, police said.
“Five women were crushed to death as a speeding car hit them,” Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj told IANS.
The incident occurred near Azimchak under Gaurichak police station here.
“All the victims were identified as residents of Jehanabad district,” police said.
Hundreds of people, angered by the incident, gathered on the Gaya-Masaurih Highway in protest, blocking the road and demanding action against the owner of the car.
Witnesses said the two people in the car parked the car at the side of the road and fled. Police have seized the car and begun investigations.
