{
  "id": 18869807,
  "title": "Kanpur Hit-And-Run: Woman Allegedly Learning To Drive Rams Thar Into Scooter, Kills 55-Year-Old Man On Diwali Eve; Occupants Flee In Another Car | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/kanpur-hit-and-run-woman-allegedly-learning-to-drive-rams-thar-into",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T05:13:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/kanpur-hit-and-run-woman-allegedly-learning-to-drive-rams-thar-into-scooter-kills-55-year-old-man-on-diwali-eve-occupants-flee-in-another-car-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 55-year-old scooter rider named Santosh Singh Chauhan was killed in a hit-and-run accident near Kanpur on Diwali eve, November 7, 2026. The impact was so severe that he died at the scene, while the SUV he was hit by went out of control, broke through a wall and crashed into a garden.\n\nThe Thar SUV, believed to have been driven by a woman learning to drive, was involved in the collision. Two women and a man were reportedly in the vehicle at the time of the accident. After the crash, the occupants abandoned the damaged SUV and fled in another car that had arrived at the scene shortly after.\n\nPolice launched an investigation to identify the responsible parties and trace the occupants who fled the scene. The vehicle, bearing registration number UP78GX4475, was abandoned at the accident location and has been seized by the police as part of the investigation.",
  "summary": "A 55-year-old scooter rider was killed after a speeding Mahindra Thar, allegedly driven by a woman learning to drive, rammed into his vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Saturday evening, November 7, on the eve of Diwali. The impact was so severe that the victim died on the spot, while the SUV went out of control, broke through the boundary wall of a residential property and crashed into a…",
  "key_points": [
    "55-year-old Santosh Singh Chauhan killed in hit-and-run accident near Kanpur on Diwali eve.",
    "Thar SUV driven by a woman learning to drive involved in the collision.",
    "Occupants fled the scene, abandoning the damaged SUV and fleeing in another car."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Woman Thar Driver Rams Scooter, Kills Man In Kanpur On Diwali Eve, Flees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/woman-thar-driver-rams-scooter-kills-man-in-kanpur-on-diwali-eve-flees",
        "published": "2026-11-08T03:41:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}