Speeding car kills mother-son duo sleeping on BRTS route

June 10, 2015 11:30

A woman and her two-year-old son sleeping on the BRTS corridor, were killed and four others injured when a car ran over them in Shivranjani area in Ahmedabad, police said today.

The deceased were identified as Gunjan Chunara (30) and her toddler son Kishan. The accused driver-- Kamlesh Tirgad-- has been arrested in connection with the incident that took place last night, police said.

"The mother-son duo was killed when a Swift DZire car driven by Tirgad ran over them when they were asleep on the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor at Shivranjani cross road area in the city," Satellite police station officer Yakub Khan said.

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