LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): An Indian American, 18-year-old dental student at Adelphi University, was brutally killed after being run over by a driver who crashed into her SUV on Thursday, November 9.

Taranjit Parmar, 18, got out of her SUV and attempted to exchange contact information with the person who accidentally bumped her vehicle in a fender bender near Long Island, New York. Once Parmar approached the pickup truck that was responsible for the crash, the driver revived the engine, ran over her and drove away, according to Newsday.

Parmar was on her way home from school and was only five minutes away from her destination when the tragic incident took place.

Nassau County Police Department Spokesman Vincent Garcia recounted the tragic event saying, “This was a minor auto accident and an 18-year-old girl lost her life.”

An eye witness claimed that both parties tried “to exchange information,” but the “red truck guy ran over the girl” before the issue could be resolved. Another witness claimed that Parmar held onto the red pickup truck to stop it from fleeing.

However, the witness added that he saw the truck driver drag Parmar about 30 feet before running her over and killing her in the process.

“I feel horrible because it could happen to anybody’s kid, it shouldn’t happen that way, 18-years-old, it’s a horrible thing,” the concerned witness expressed.

Local authorities are now seeking the aid of civilians and other eye witnesses in order to establish the identity of the red pickup truck driver. Investigators are now reviewing various surveillance footage to determine the perpetrator’s license plate number.

“Nothing anyone can do. She was four days away from her 19th birthday,” a family member exclaimed.

Meanwhile, the family on Thursday, November 16 started an Akhand Path in her memory at Gurdwara Nanak Darbar, Hicksville where, on Saturday, November 18, prayers, according to Sikh tradition, will be offered for the departed soul’s eternal peace. For further information, please call Ranjit Parmar at 516-512-2242.