Gzb: 3 women killed after car crashes into morning walkers

GHAZIABAD: Three women were killed and a man was injured after a speeding car ploughed into a group of morning walkers at the T-point of GT Road near Rakesh Marg in Ghaziabad on Saturday.

- Peeyush Khandelwal

The victims—Meenu Prajapati, 56, Savitri Devi, 62, and Kamlesh Devi, 55, all from the New Kot Gaon locality—had left their homes around 5am for what relatives said was their daily ritual. A fourth member of the group, Vipin Sharma, 50, from nearby Shyam Vihar Colony, escaped with minor injuries after being struck sideways by the vehicle’s rather than taking the full impact.

Police have identified the driver as Diranjul Sharma, 35, a resident of Nehru Nagar who owns a construction firm. He was returning from Bulandshahr where he had been overseeing the construction work.

Sharma was also injured during the incident and is currently undergoing treatment. “He will be arrested once he gets discharged. We will try to get the required tests done on him,” Upasana pandey, additional commissioner of police for the Nandgram circle, said.