Panchkula, June 10 -- Battling for life for two days after being grievously injured in a hit-and-run accident near the Chandimandir railway station, a 23-year-old woman from Jharkhand succumbed on Monday.

The victim, Manita Kumari, was on her way back home after a trip to Shimla with two friends when the accident occurred. She hailed from Kaima village in Jharkhand's Latehar district.

According to the statement of her friend Saraswati Kumari, a nursing student, all three women - Manita, Saraswati herself and another friend, Anita from Gumla - had left for Shimla on May 29 for a vacation.

They arrived in Shimla on June 1, and on June 7, Manita and Saraswati began their return journey, while Anita stayed back.

On their way, they deboard...