Ludhiana, Nov. 13 -- A woman teacher was crushed to death by a speeding tipper truck on the Jagraon railway overbridge on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as 45-year-old Reena Rani of Hira Bagh, Jagraon.

The accident occurred when Reena and her son were returning home from a sweet shop on Lajpat Rai Road. A collision between a Swift and a Bolero earlier in the evening had caused a traffic jam on the overbridge, and police personnel were on the spot trying to clear the road.

During the congestion, a speeding, overloaded tipper coming from the bus stand side reportedly lost control, hitting several vehicles before running over Reena Rani, who was standing on one side of the bridge. She died on the spot. Her son, who was wit...