Minor dead, her sister injured in road mishap

New Delhi: An eight-year-old girl was killed, and her sister injured on Saturday after they were hit allegedly by a mini truck while they were returning from school in southwest Delhi's Govindpuri area, police said.

The deceased identified as Sandhya, she was studying in Class 2, while her elder sister identified as Kamini (14) was a Class 8 student of a government-run school, they added.

Officials of the Govindpuri Police Station were informed about the accident at 1.46 pm, police said.

During the enquiry, police learnt that when the two sisters were returning from school, they were hit by a mini truck at Ravidas Marg and sustained injuries, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said.