1 killed, 2 injured as car hits tree

A 25-year-old woman was killed and two others were injured when their car hit a tree in Modh police station area this morning, police said.

While Kanchan Pal was killed, Raj Kumar and Irfan were injured in the mishap, SHO Ajay Kumar Srivastava said, adding, the victims were rushed to the Varanasi Trauma Centre.

Meanwhile, Kanchan's father has alleged that the injured had abducted his daughter last night and were fleeing with her when the accident took place.

A case has been registered following the complaint of the victim's father and investigations are on in the case.