Woman on way to tie rakhi tilak on brother hit by speeding car in Chhatarpur, driver flees

A 49-year-old woman was gravely hurt in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district on Bhai Dooj when a speeding car rammed the motorcycle she was riding pillion on. The occupants of the car drove away without stopping to help.

The injured woman is Pramila Awasthi, widow of Hargovind Awasthi and a resident of Kota village, which falls under the Kotwali police station area. She was travelling with her son, Hariom, to her parental home in Rajapurwa village, in the Garhimalhara police station area. She meant to apply tilak to her brother as the festival custom requires.

The crash happened near Hum village, also in the Kotwali police limits. The car came from behind and struck the motorcycle. The force threw Pramila roughly 10 feet through the air. Road construction was under way at the spot, and a heap of gravel had been left on the carriageway. She landed on it.

She suffered serious wounds to the head and face and to other parts of her body. It has also been reported that she has internal injuries. Hariom was flung to the other side of the road and escaped with minor injuries. The motorcycle was damaged as well.

Local people who were nearby rushed to the spot and took mother and son to the district hospital in Chhatarpur. Pramila is still undergoing treatment there.

Police have registered the matter as a hit-and-run and begun an investigation. According to police, the car bears registration number MP 16 ZM 7616. Even so, the people inside it have not yet been identified. Officers are going through footage from CCTV cameras in nearby areas to trace the vehicle and those who were in it.

Police said that further action will follow once the accused are identified.