Noida: A speeding luxury vehicle killed a 24-year-old lady riding a two-wheeler in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, after dragging her along the road for a short distance.
On Sunday morning in Sector 96 in Noida, Dipika Tripathi was turning towards her office when a speeding Jaguar struck her scooter, according to officials. The driver has been arrested by the police.
According to reports, the Odisha-registered car bearing a VIP number plate 0001, dragged Dipika for a few meters leading to her death.
According to authorities, the car's driver, Samuel Andrew Pyster of Haryana's Faridabad, got out and ran away. Later, police located and arrested him.
The severely injured woman was brought to a hospital in Sector 110 by onlookers, where the staff pronounced her dead.
Dipika Tripathi was reportedly working as a receptionist at an office in Spertech E-Square building.
Some reports claimed that the accused, working for a multi-national payment firm, was having a race on the road with another vehicle and rammed into the scooter while trying to overtake at a high-speed.
Police have registered a case following a complaint by Dipika's brother and probing the incident.
