Dibrugarh (Assam): Three women, including a mother-daughter duo, were killed and several others were left injured after a speeding car ploughed into pedestrians in Tinsukia town. The accident occurred at around 5.30 am on Saturday when a large group of people, consisting mostly of women, were walking along the Rangagora Road to participate in the early morning Mahalaya festivities held at the nearby Durgabari hall. According to the police, a speeding car coming from Borguri side towards Thana Chariali knocked down the pedestrians leaving the three persons dead and eight injured.

"One of the victims Numali Baruah (47) died on the spot while Ritamoni Gohain (45) and her daughter Priya (21) died at the Tinsukia civil hospital. Priya was a first semester student of Tinsukia Womens College," the police said. The injured people have been identified as Ditimoni Gohain, Sangita Devi, Palla Kumari, Lakshmi Saha, Prasenjit Majumdar, Abhinash Gohain and Basanta Changmai.