New Delhi, February 13: A 27-year-old woman suffered a leg fracture when she was hit by a Mercedes car in east Delhi's Anand Vihar area, police said on Monday. The incident took place Sunday around 3.45 pm when the woman was run over by a car, whose driver too was a woman.

According to police, the victim, Jhilmil resident Akshita Aggarwal, was standing in front of gate number 4 of Rishabh Vihar with her younger sister waiting for a rickshaw to go to Karkardooma Metro Station. Uttarakhand Road Accident: Cement-Laden Truck Rams Into Lachhiwala Toll Plaza in Doiwala, Girl Injured (Watch Video).

Meanwhile, a black Mercedes car came from Vivek Vihar side and hit Aggarwal. The impact threw her on the ground, and as it happened, the driver ran over her right leg, police said. Australia Road Accident: Four Dead, One Seriously Injured As Car Collides With Utility Vehicle Near Cosgrove-Lemnos Road.

The driver, though she came out of the car, fled the scene after she saw Aggarwal crying, they said. Aggarwal noted down the registration number of the car.

The driver has been booked under sections 279 (rash driving) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code at Anand Vihar police station, police said. A senior police officer said that an investigation is underway in the matter.

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