Ludhiana, Nov. 5 -- A 22-year-old man reportedly learning driving went on a rampage, mowing down five people and killing a vegetable vendor with a Hyundai Creta in Issa Nagri, police said on Thursday. The car dragged the scooter-borne vendor for several metres before running him over and continued hitting commuters until it crashed into parked two-wheelers nearly 50 meters away.

The police have arrested the driver, identified as Tamanjot Singh, 22, a resident of Field Ganj. Another occupant managed to escape from the spot.

The car went out of control around 8.15 am. It first hit a scooter-borne vegetable vendor and dragged him along with his vehicle for a considerable distance before running him over. The accused continued driving, hitt...