India, March 31 -- A 46-year-old woman crossing the street was run over by an allegedly speeding car in north Delhi's Model Town on Monday evening, police said, adding that the driver has been arrested.

The deceased, Kiran Devi, was a contractual government employee at the ration card office in Ashok Vihar and had come to the Model Town area. She was crossing the road near Gujranwala Town when the incident occurred around evening, police said.

According to police, the car - an MG Windsor - was allegedly being driven at high speed by 30-year-old Model Town resident Anjali Arora. The car struck Devi as she was attempting to cross the road, according to police officers aware of the case details.

"The impact of the crash flung the victim o...