Kanpur: Woman and son die after being hit by speeding car

KANPUR: A 41-year-old woman and her ten-year-old son died while her husband suffered minor injuries when the bike they were riding was hit by a speeding vehicle from behind at the Naubasta crossing on Friday morning.
The accident took place when the victims were going to bathe in Ganga at the Deodhi Ghat on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.
Police identified the deceased as Neelu Mishra (38), wife of furniture businessman Ajay Mishra (45), and their son Rudra (10) of Jareeb Chowki.
According to police, on Friday, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, a furniture businessman was going to bathe in the Ganga at the Dyodhi Ghat in Maharajpur area of the district along with his wife and son, on a two-wheeler. “On the way, a speeding car coming from behind hit the bike at the Naubasta crossing. Due to the collision, all three of them fell down from the bike, while the truck coming from behind crushed the woman and son due to which they died, her husband sustained minor wounds,” the police said.
After the accident, the car driver fled from the spot.
Station in-charge Naubasta Sanjay Pandey said that the mother-son died after being run over by a truck. “Action will be taken on the basis of a complaint from the victim's family”, he said.