India, April 28 -- A 30-year-old man was beaten to death in Varanasi's Ghamahapur village after his car allegedly went out of control and hit a woman washing utensils by the roadside, triggering a violent attack by her relatives, the police said.

The incident took place on Sunday night under the Phoolpur police station area. The police identified the deceased as Manish Singh, 30, a resident of Ghamahapur village.

According to police, Singh was driving through the village when his vehicle allegedly struck Bindu Devi, 40, also a resident of Ghamahapur, while she was washing utensils by the roadside. She sustained injuries in the collision.

Enraged over the incident, members of the woman's family allegedly attacked Singh and beat him seve...