IMPHAL, May 17: A woman was hit by a truck in front of Imphal Hotel near North AOC around 12.30 pm today. The woman identified as Phuritsabam Sobita (36) of Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai died on the spot.
The incident happened when Sobita working as a staff nurse at City Hospital, Chingmeirong left from her duty for home along with Yurthing AS (30) who is married to her younger sister, on a kinetic Honda (MN 1H 0743). She was riding pillion.
A speeding Tata truck (MN 01 7661) hit the vehicle from behind and she fell down after which she was run over by the rear tyre of the truck. Her brother in law who was driving sustained minor injury on his arms only. The driver of the truck fled from the scene after the incident. The dead body was later picked up by police.