India, Aug. 11 -- In a heart-wrenching turn to the Patrapada hit-and-run case, Revati Roul, who was battling for life after being hit by an SUV, succumbed to her injuries today at a private hospital.

The tragic incident occurred on August 9 near the V2 showroom at Patrapada when Revati, along with her eight-year-old daughter and two-year-old son, was returning home after celebrating Raksha Bandhan at her parental house in Patia.

According to police, a Mahindra Thar SUV and a Scorpio were racing at high speed on National Highway-16 towards Khordha when the Thar struck the trio as they were crossing the road after alighting from a bus. Passersby rushed them to AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, where the daughter was declared dead on arrival. Revati and ...