Gurgaon: An 18-year-old schoolgirl suffered grievous injuries after an SUV allegedly sped through a narrow lane in Adarsh Nagar on Friday morning, hit her as she walked to school and hurled her several metres ahead before the driver fled without taking her to hospital. In his bid to escape, the accused also crashed into a two-wheeler.The crash took place around 9am when Vidhi, a Class 11 student, was headed for her school in Jacobpura. In the complaint, her family alleged the SUV — a black Scorpio — was being driven at high speed and in a negligent manner through the cramped lane when it hit her, sending her some distance down the road. The vehicle then hit a parked scooter and sped away.Neighbours rushed to help and alerted police. Vidhi suffered injuries to the head, hands and legs and briefly lost consciousness. She was taken to a private hospital initially, but was referred to Civil Hospital as it was a police case.Ujjwal, her elder brother, said a nearby CCTV camera recorded the entire sequence of events. “The SUV hit my sister so forcefully that she was thrown far away. Instead of stopping, the driver fled after hitting a parked two-wheeler. Car parts were scattered on the road,” he said, alleging the accused had earlier created a ruckus in the same lanes.The footage, the family said, showed the driver hurtling down the lane despite limited space, with a parked car on one side and a two-wheeler on the other.Vidhi required multiple stitches to her head and is in severe pain, her family said. “She was discharged on Friday, but her condition worsened. We plan to take her to a private hospital on Sunday. An MRI is yet to be done,” Ujjwal said.Her father, Ramnath Sahu, said he reached the spot to find his daughter oozing blood. “We took her to a private hospital first, but doctors asked us to take her to a govt hospital for a police case. Later, we shifted her to Civil Hospital and lodged a police complaint,” added the private firm employee.The driver Nikhil (19), a resident of Sihor village in Mahendergarh, was arrested. “After being informed about the incident around 9am on Friday, we held the accused in less than 24 hours. He works as a driver and drove his employer’s Scorpio at the time. The vehicle was recovered,” said sub-inspector Dharam Bir Singh, adding that further investigation was underway.
