Injured in a road mishap two days ago, an 11-year-old boy succumbed to injuries, police said on Wednesday.
He was admitted to hospital after being hit by an over-speeding three wheeler on March 3. His father and two siblings suffered severe injuries.
The victim was a student of Class 3. He along with his father Vishnu Kumar Thakur, brother and sister were going to a factory to take bath before going to school to appear in an examination.
Thakur, who is a factory worker, said that there was a power cut in the locality for two days due to which water supply in the area was disrupted. The victim insisted that he wanted to take a bath before going for his school exam.
“He asked me to take him to the factory where I work, to take a bath. I was taking all three children to the factory which is nearly 500 meters away from our residence. Meanwhile, a speeding three-wheeler hit us from behind and crushed my son,” said Thakur.
“When I gathered consciousness, I found myself and all the three children in hospital. Sensing his critical condition, my son was referred to PGIMER, Chandigarh where he succumbed to injuries on Tuesday,” he added.
{{/usCountry}}“When I gathered consciousness, I found myself and all the three children in hospital. Sensing his critical condition, my son was referred to PGIMER, Chandigarh where he succumbed to injuries on Tuesday,” he added.
{{/usCountry}}ASI Gurjinder Singh, who is investigating the case, said that the incident was captured in a CCTV installed near the accident spot. After the incident, the accused escaped from the spot. The police traced the registration number of the three-wheeler. The police have identified the accused as Shailender Kumar of Sherpur.
The police have registered a case against him under sections 279 (rash driving), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others), 304 A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC against the accused. The ASI added that the police are conducting raids for the arrest of the accused.