Jaipur: Three people, including a woman and an NHAI employee, were killed after a speeding SUV hit them while they were changing a punctured tyre on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Gurjar Khorra Puliya in Alwar around 1.30 am Thursday, police said.The deceased were identified as Manisha Gupta (26), an event manager from Trilokpuri in Delhi, NHAI employee Jagmohan (25) of Sheetal village in Alwar, and cab driver Azad (30) from Ajmer. Manisha worked as an event manager in Jaipur.“Since the cab developed a tyre puncture near Gurjar Khora culvert around 12 am Thursday, the driver contacted the NHAI helpline seeking assistance. A few minutes later, NHAI employee Jagmohan reached the spot along with his colleagues,” a senior officer of Lachhmangarh police station said.Police said Manisha was travelling from Delhi to Jaipur with another woman, Asma, when the puncture occurred. “While Jagmohan was speaking to Manisha to gather details, a speeding MG Hector coming from the Delhi side rammed into them. The car first hit Manisha and Jagmohan before running over Azad, who was changing the punctured tyre. All three sustained severe head injuries and died in the accident,” the officer said.The SUV overturned a short distance away, police said, adding that the driver abandoned the vehicle and fled.Asma, who was travelling with Manisha, narrated the sequence of events up to the accident to the police team that later reached the scene.A case of causing death due to negligence has been registered and an investigation is underway. “We are examining CCTV footage from the expressway to identify the absconding driver. Documents recovered from the damaged Hector car are also being scrutinised to establish the vehicle owner’s identity,” Hariman, Lachhmangarh police station sub-inspector, said.Police said the bodies were shifted to Barodameo Community Health Centre near Lachhmangarh and the victims’ families were informed.
