New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) A 45-year-old woman was killed after a speeding truck hit a scooter in north Delhi's Gulabi Bagh area on Thursday night, police said.

Monika, a resident of Pratap Nagar, was riding pillion behind her 17-year-old son when the incident took place around 11:35 pm near the Gulabi Bagh red light, opposite a gurdwara, they said.

Monika, whose husband died years ago, was the sole breadwinner of her family and ran a "tikki" stall at Pratap Nagar to support her three children -- two sons aged 19 and 17 years and a 21-year-old daughter. Her children also helped her run the business, police said.

According to officials, the truck, coming from the direction of Shastri Nagar, rammed into the scooter from behind, causing both the woman and her son to fall on the road. Monika's

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