JANJGIR-CHAMPA, Jan. 26 -- In a tragic incident, a youth ran over his MUV on his mother and father while learning to drive, leaving the woman dead and the man critically injured, in Janjgir-Champa, police said on Saturday.

The incident occurred on Friday in Rahaud village under Seorinarayan police station limits, some 75 kilometres from here, an official said, and identified the accused as Suraj Singh (20).

"Gyan Singh (55) and his wife Moti Bai (45) hailing from Rajasthan sold traditional herbs moving from village to village. On Friday, they set up shop near their parked multi utility vehicle and were displaying their wares when the mishap took place," he said.

Suraj, who does not know to drive properly, started the Mahindra Marshal veh...