India, Aug. 8 -- HT Correspondent

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LUCKNOW A speeding car rammed five pedestrians near Tikoniya Park in Indira Nagar's B block late on Wednesday night, leaving four people injured, two of them critically. The driver fled the scene after the accident, prompting a police search using CCTV footage from nearby areas.

The incident occurred around 10:30pm in the Ghazipur police station area when the car, travelling from Bhoothnath towards B-block, went out of control and struck people on the roadside.

Police said the driver first hit Shivam Singh, a native of Ballia who currently lives in Sector 25, Lucknow. The vehicle then crashed into a two-wheeler before hitting 20-year-old Anushka Yadav, her father Arvind Yadav and he...