Speeding pickup mows downs 4 women, 3 dead

Mahoba: Three women were killed, and another was injured after a speeding pickup hit them near the Badi Chandrika Devi temple here on Thursday, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police Vandana Singh said the incident occurred at around 2 am in the Mahoba city Kotwali area, when the four were returning home on foot after cooking food at a wedding function where they worked as labourers.

Bhagwati (50), Shyamrani (40) and Geeta (35) died during treatment, while Kapuri (40) has been referred to Jhansi Medical College, she said. The vehicle involved in the accident and its driver have been identified, Singh said. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, and further legal proceedings are underway, the officer said.

In another incident in Mathura, a 20-year-old woman died allegedly after falling from the ninth floor of a residential building here, police said on Thursday.

The incident, which occurred on Wednesday in the City area, is being claimed as an accident by the family members, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Peetam Pal Singh said. According to family members, Ritika Goyal, a native of Delhi, was sitting near a window in a room adjoining the balcony.