India, Oct. 12 -- An international student, 20, was killed after being struck by a car while kneeling in the middle of a road in Australia, appearing to pray, according to a report by ABC News. The driver, Ashton Friend, 20, has avoided immediate jail time after being sentenced over the hit-and-run death of Samia Malik in Adelaide in May 2025.

Malik was kneeling on North East Road in Hillcrest for around four minutes before Friend's car struck her at approximately 11 pm on May 6, 2025, the South Australian District Court heard, as per ABC News. Judge Anne Barnett said CCTV footage showed Malik's hands in what appeared to be a "praying motion" shortly before the collision.

There has been no definitive explanation for why the 20-year-old ...