A 40-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a hydra crane at Salama Chak area in the RS Pura area today, officials said.
The deceased has been identified as Pooja Devi, wife of Om Prakash, a resident of Salama Chak.
Officials said she was walking along the road outside her home when the crane struck her, resulting in her death on the spot.
Immediately after the accident, a police team reached the scene and shifted the body to a hospital for conducting the post-mortem examination, they said.
While the crane involved in the accident has been seized, the driver has been absconding, and a manhunt has been launched to arrest him, officials further said.
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