Prayagraj, Oct. 9 -- A 14 year old girl died after being hit by a speeding car in Phulpur town of Prayagraj district, police sources said.
The victim, identified as Suhani, a resident of Arvasi Bahadurgarh village in Ganganagar, Phulpur, was on her way to a coaching class yesterday morning when the accident occurred.
Police said the collision was so intense that the car rammed into an electric pole after hitting the student.
Local residents rushed Suhani to the nearby Community Health Centre (CHC), where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
Police sources said the car driver was taken into custody at the scene.
The victim was an eighth grade student at the village's composite school and known to be academically bright. Her father sent...