Three people, including a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) employee, were killed after a speeding SUV ran them over while they were changing a car tyre on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Alwar district early Thursday, police said.
The SUV first hit Gupta and Jagmohan before running over Azad, who was changing the tyre. It then overturned on the road a short distance ahead. Police informed the families of the deceased during the night. Investigators are examining CCTV footage from the expressway to identify the SUV driver. Police are also questioning people in the vicinity and investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.
Police said the accident took place around 1.30 am near Gurjar Khora culvert. The deceased were identified as Jaipur-based event manager Manisha Gupta (26), cab driver Azad (30) from Ajmer, and Jagmohan (25), an NHAI employee from Sheetal village in Alwar, who had reached the spot to assist Gupta after her cab developed a tyre puncture.
The driver abandoned the vehicle and fled, police said. Sub-inspector Hariman of Laxmangarh police station said the bodies had been shifted to the community health centre in Barodameo.
