India, June 10 -- A 28-year-old woman from Jharkhand died on Monday evening, a day after suffering critical injuries when a speeding car allegedly struck the bike taxi she was travelling on near Gwal Pahari Road, police said on Tuesday.

The accident took place between 4pm and 5pm on Sunday. According to police, the woman, a native of Khunti district, was riding pillion on a bike taxi when a speeding car hit the two-wheeler from the side, throwing both riders onto the road.

While the bike taxi driver suffered minor injuries, the woman sustained severe head injuries and multiple fractures. Police said the car driver stopped after the collision, shifted her to a nearby hospital and informed her family members. The hospital subsequently ale...