Ludhiana, March 16 -- Two persons, including a woman, died in separate road accidents in the city on Saturday. Police have registered two FIRs and initiated investigations in connection with the case.

In the first incident, a 56-year-old woman, Nirmala Devi of Shaheed Karnail Singh Nagar, died after a speeding car hit her while she was crossing Pakhowal Road. The police have booked the car driver, identified as Gulzar Singh of Lohara.

The FIR was registered following the statement of Rahul Kumar, the victim's son. The complainant said he had accompanied his mother to help her board a three-wheeler as she was going to visit a relative. He told police that while his mother was crossing the road ahead of him, a speeding Maruti Suzuki Swift...