Ludhiana, Oct. 13 -- A 50-year-old woman was killed and her husband, a retired subedar, critically injured after an unidentified speeding vehicle rammed into their scooter on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur highway near Jagraon on Monday afternoon.

Police said the driver of the unidentified vehicle fled the spot after the mishap.

The deceased has been identified as Sukhwinder Kaur, while her husband, Harjinder Singh, a retired Subedar and resident of Galib Kalan village, sustained critical injuries in the accident.

According to police, the couple was returning to Galib Kalan from Jagraon on their scooter when the accident occurred near Pardesi Dhaba on the highway.

The unidentified vehicle struck their scooter with such force that both were th...