An 8-year-old girl was killed and her 14-year-old sister severely injured after they were hit by a truck in south-east Delhi’s Govindpuri on Saturday afternoon.

The accused driver who took the injured to the hospital is absconding, the police said.

DCP (South-East) Chinmoy Biswal said the deceased has been identified as Sandhya, a Class II student of a government school.

Her sister Kamini, a Class VIII student and resident of Tughlakabad Village’s Balmiki Mohalla is critical, he said.

On way to home

The sisters were returning home from school when the incident happened.

The police received a call about the accident at 1.46 p.m. “On reaching the spot, they were told that two girls returning from school were hit by a truck at Ravidas Marg near traffic signal. Enquiry revealed that the driver took the injured to the hospital and then fled the spot,” said Mr. Biswal.

The body of the 8-year-old has been shifted to AIIMS mortuary for post-mortem, the police said.

A case under Sections 279 (rash driving), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life), 304A (causing death due to negligence) of the IPC has been registered and efforts are being made to trace the accused, they added.