Two school students sustained serious injuries after an over-speeding car hit an autorickshaw in the Punjabi Bagh area today afternoon. After the mishap, the person driving the car left his vehicle at the spot and managed to flee.

The injured students, identified as Chetan (9) and Susan Dhillon (6), were rushed to the nearby Columbia Asia Hospital. According to the doctors treating the injured, the condition of both the students was critical. As per the information, the students were on the way back home when the mishap occurred. Giving further details, the police officials stated that the accident occurred at about 2.25 pm. They said that a Swift car bearing the registration number (PB 11 AQ 1901) hit the autorickshaw.

However, eyewitnesses told the TNS that the car was being driven by an underage person. No FIR had been registered till the filing of the report.