Ludhiana, March 8 -- A 60-year-old woman died after a speeding truck rammed into a motorcycle on which she was riding as a pillion with her husband near Sector-32 on Chandigarh Road on Saturday evening.

The deceased has been identified as Sheela, 60, a resident of Baba Jeevan Singh Nagar. After the accident, the truck driver attempted to flee but was chased and caught by passers-by, who later handed him over to the police.

Police said Sheela had gone out with her husband on a motorcycle to buy household groceries and other items. When the couple reached near Sector-32 on Chandigarh Road, a speeding truck coming from the Tajpur Road side hit their motorcycle from behind.

The impact of the collision threw both of them onto the road. Whil...