Six persons have been killed when a speeding car ran over them in Bhotahity, Kathmandu Tuesday night.

A
car numbered Ba 4 Chha 8030 registered in the name of Shantiman Singh
of Khichapokhari knocked down a group of people returning from Bir
Hospital at about 12.45 am Wednesday, police said.

The deceased
have been identified as Bina Singh, Madan Kumar Gupta, Dharma Nath
Singh, Krishna Devi Gupta, Sanjeev Gupta of Sitamadhi district, Uttar
Pradesh, India. One deceased is yet to be identified.

Deepak Bista, has been injured in the accident, is undergoing treatment at Institute of Neurological Sciences, Golfutar.

The driver of the vehicle is absconding.