An eight-year-old boy was crushed under the wheels of an earth-moving machine on the Lalru-Handesra road in Ballopur today.
The victim, Yogesh, a Class I student at the government school in Ballopur, was the only son of his parents. The victim was riding pillion on a bicycle hit by an earth-moving machine hit from the rear. The boy fell on the road and was run over by the vehicle. The other rider escaped unhurt.
The driver fled the spot after the accident, leaving behind the vehicle.
On a complaint of the victim’s father Shivhari, a case has been registered. He stated that he hailed from Rajasthan and was employed here for past sometime.
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