Ludhiana, June 30 -- Panic gripped the Bhamian Road area near GK Estate on Sunday morning after a speeding Audi car ran over several people standing by the roadside, killing one and injuring three others. The deceased has been identified as 38-year-old Prem Shah, a vendor who sold street food to support his wife and five children.

According to eyewitnesses, the white Audi bearing a Chandigarh registration number was moving at high speed when the driver, suspected to be drunk, lost control and veered off the road. The car first hit Shah, who was pushing his cart, and then collided with a scooter and a parked motorcycle, dragging one person for several metres before coming to a halt.

Locals rushed to the spot and confronted the driver and...