Gujarat: One killed, 10 injured as car hits pedestrians returning home from garba

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A 22-year-old woman was killed and ten others injured after a car ploughed into a group walking home after attending a garba event in Gujarat's Jamnagar city early Thursday morning, police said.

The incident took place around 1.30 am on Jamnagar-Lalpur road, said an official of city B-division police station.

The driver of the speeding car appeared to have lost control over the vehicle which overturned. He got out and managed to flee, the official said.

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The deceased was identified as Alu Charan (20).

Among others who received injuries were two children. The injured, all members of two neighbouring families, were rushed to a government hospital and said to be out of danger.

An FIR for rash driving was registered against the driver and efforts were on to nab him, the official said.

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