A woman and her four-year-old son were killed after being hit by a speeding truck while they were crossing a road in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, on Wednesday, police officials said. Her three other children, who were accompanying her, escaped unhurt.
After the festivities concluded, she set out for Barachatti with the children on Wednesday. The accident occurred at Barhi Chowk when the woman was returning to her matrimonial home in Bihar with her four children after celebrating Durga Puja at her parental home in Hazaribagh. Urmila had come with her four children to her parental home at Khaira-Karma in Tati Jhariya for Durga Puja. As the family was crossing the road near Barhi Chowk, a speeding truck hit Urmila and Deepanshu, killing both of them on the spot. Her three other children escaped unhurt. Children’s toys and other belongings were left scattered on the road following the accident. The deceased woman’s family members have been informed about the tragedy.
Police and local residents identified the deceased as Urmila Devi (35), a resident of Kewalia village under Barachatti police station limits in Bihar’s Gaya district, and her son Deepanshu Kumar (4).
Her husband, Dinesh Singh, who works as a labourer in Mumbai, was also informed over the phone, police said.
