Karnal, Feb. 13 -- A 24-year-old woman from Ambala was killed on Wednesday night after a speeding car, allegedly driven by a Haryana Police head constable, rammed into the e-rickshaw she was travelling in near Kali Paltan Bridge on NH-44 in Ambala Cantonment.

The victim, Nikita Bajaj, a resident of Kartar Nagar in Ambala city, had arrived at Ambala Cantt bus stand from Delhi with her brother, Harsh, to attend a family function. Around 9 pm, the siblings boarded an e-rickshaw for Ambala city. A couple was already seated in the vehicle.

According to the SHO of Parao police station, inspector Dharamvir Singh, the accident occurred after the e-rickshaw crossed the GRP police station. "Head constable Amit Kumar hit the e-rickshaw from behind...