Udaipur Truck Crash: Woman on Scooty Killed, Angry Crowd Sets Truck Cabin on Fire

Udaipur: A woman riding a scooty was killed in a road accident in Udaipur city, Rajasthan, on Monday morning. Angry locals then caught the truck driver and set the cabin of the truck on fire. People later began a protest on the road. On receiving information, Savina police station personnel reached the spot, pacified the crowd and rescued the driver from the mob.

According to Savina police, the accident took place at around 8 am on Teetardi Gupteshwar Road in Udaipur city. A speeding truck crushed the woman riding the scooty. Nirmala Sahu (48), wife of Kanhaiyalal Sahu and a resident of Teetardi, died on the spot.

Police said the accident occurred when the truck was coming towards Teetardi village, while the woman was returning home on her scooty. Her house was a short distance from the spot. On hearing about the accident, her family members and people living nearby reached the site.

Truck cabin set on fire

Angered by the woman's death, people caught the truck driver at the spot and set the cabin of the truck on fire. A large number of people gathered on the road and began protesting. They also alleged that police were late in reaching the spot.

According to police, people also expressed anger against a family that had tried to shelter the truck driver, and attempted to attack the family. As the situation worsened, police intervened immediately, rescued the driver from the crowd and took him safely to the police station.

Police pacify the crowd

Given the tension at the spot, police personnel were deployed. Police officers spoke to the woman's family members and the protesters, and assured them of action against the truck driver. The people then calmed down.

Police have taken the woman's body into custody and begun postmortem proceedings. The driver, whom police brought to the police station after rescuing him from the mob, is being questioned.