Date:31/12/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/12/31/stories/2007123159630300.htm

New Delhi

Woman killed by speeding mini-truck

NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old woman was killed in Lodhi Colony here over the weekend when a speeding mini-truck hit her car. Shreya Anand and her fiancé Kabir Gusai were returning from Khan Market in the early hours on Sunday when a speeding mini-truck coming from the left side hit their car at a traffic intersection and dragged it along a few metres.

Shreya died on the spot. Kabir, who was driving the car, escaped with minor injuries. Mohammed Aslam, the driver of the mini-truck, has been arrested and the vehicle impounded.

Daughter of an Army officer, Shreya was a resident of Vasant Kunj. She recently got engaged to Kabir and the two were slated to get married early next year.