Ludhiana, April 21 -- A couple was killed in a road mishap after a speeding sports-utility vehicle (SUV) hit their scooter near Ghudani Kalan village near Payal on Sunday. The SUV driver drove away after the incident.

Making the incident more poignant, the couple was going to pay obeisance to mark their wedding anniversary.

After the mishap, the Payal police lodged a first-information report (FIR) against the driver of the Mahindra Scorpio, identified as Sandeep Kumar of Lamme Jatpura village in Jagraon.

The victims were identified as Jarnail Singh Kainth, 60, of Beeja and his wife Rajwinder Kaur, 58. According to the eyewitnesses, the impact of the collision was so strong that Jarnail died on the spot. His wife was rushed to Dayanand ...