Woman killed, brother injured in accident in east Delhi

A 60-year-old woman was killed while her brother was seriously injured when their scooter was hit by a truck near Akshardham temple in east Delhi.

Shakuntala Devi, a resident of Gautam Buddh Nagar, was going to his brother Mahendra's (50) home in Sarai Kale Khan with him on a scooter last night, police said.

When the duo reached near Akshardham temple their two-wheeler was hit by a truck from behind.

"The injured were rushed to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital where the woman was declared brought dead. The truck driver fled from the spot," said a police official.

The body of the deceased was handed over to her kin after the post mortem examination, while Mahendra is recuperating in the hospital, he said.

A case has been registered at Pandav Nagar police station and probe is on, police said.