India, Jan. 26 -- A 73-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run incident after being struck by a speeding vehicle while out on her morning walk, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred on Saturday, January 24, between 5.30 am and 6 am on Pashan Road, near the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) campus, in front of the NCL Asara temple.

The victim was identified as Asha Vijaykumar Patil (73), a resident of Abhimanshree Society on Pashan Road. Police said she was walking along the road when an unidentified vehicle rammed into her.

The driver did not stop after the accident and fled the scene. Residents alerted the police, who rushed to the spot and shifted Patil to Sassoon General Hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

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