Speeding vehicle kills two Shimla school girls

Two girl students of the Convent of Jesus and Mary here were killed Monday when they were hit by a speeding vehicle outside their school, police said.

Class 6 students Shakshi Thakur and Nancy Thakur were walking towards their home after the school hours when the vehicle hit them in Navbahar area, a police official told IANS.

They succumbed while being taken to hospital. The vehicle involved in the accident remained yet unidentified, police said.