Churachandpur, Jan 30 (PTI) A three-year-old girl was killed and her mother injured after a speeding SUV allegedly hit them in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Thursday, police said.

The incident happened on the Tedim Road at Thingkangphai around 1.50 pm, they said.

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The girl along with her mother were walking on the roadside when the vehicle hit them. It dragged them for around 15 metres before crashing into a roadside tea stall, and then an electric post.

The deceased was identified as Esther Lalchawikim. Her mother Lalremruat was admitted to the district hospital with a broken leg, police said.

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They were natives of Hebron Chakpikarong in Chandel district but had been living in Churachandpur's Thingkangphai locality.

Another girl, identified as Nemngaihsang, also received minor injuries.

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