A high-speed car ran over seven people sitting outside their house in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur around 11:30 pm on Friday. A mother-daughter duo was killed in the accident, while five others were seriously injured.
According to police, 44-year-old Jannatun Nisha and her 16-year-old daughter, Zheena, died on the spot. The injured — Maryam Khan (18), Rabia Khatoon (23), Nihal (5), Zubair (17), and Subrati (16) — were rushed to BRD Medical College by the police.
Doctors at the hospital declared Jannatun Nisha and Zheena dead. The other victims remain in critical condition.
Of the four people travelling in the car, the police took one into custody, while the other three fled the scene.
A probe is underway into the incident.
