In a shocking incident, a four-year-old boy died tragically after he was hit by a reversing car in Noida on Wednesday.
The incident took place on Wednesday evening and a formal police complaint was subsequently registered at the Sector 20 police station.
The injured child was immediately taken to a local hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival, police said Thursday.
Police confirmed that the driver, identified as Jayant Sharma, was detained shortly after the accident and the vehicle involved was impounded.
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A full investigation is now underway to establish the exact circumstances and other details of the child’s death.
The tragic event was also caught on camera. His video went viral on social media.
DP Shukla, who is in charge of Sector 20 police station, said, “Based on a complaint filed by the boy’s father, identified as Ashish, a case has been registered against the driver.”
Himachal news: 3 die as vehicle plunges into 200m gorge
Three people were killed instantly and two others sustained serious injuries after the vehicle they were traveling in plunged into a 200-metre-deep ravine in Churah assembly area of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, police confirmed on Thursday.
The victims were Chamba locals who were returning from a wedding reception when the tragedy occurred on Devikoti-Tepa road late on Wednesday evening.
The deceased was identified as driver Rajinder Kumar along with passengers Pummy Kumar and Sachin. The two injured survivors, Amar Singh and Dharam Singh, were initially taken to Tissa Civil Hospital and were then shifted to Chamba Medical College for further treatment.
Local residents quickly started rescue operations and immediately informed the police about the accident.
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Police confirmed that the victims’ bodies will be released to their families after Thursday’s post-mortem. The case has been registered and an investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the accident.
Government officer killed in hit-and-run in UP’s Chandauli
A senior administrative officer from Chandauli Collectorate died after the motorcycle he was riding collided with an unidentified vehicle on National Highway-19, police confirmed on Thursday.
The collision took place on Wednesday evening at around 8.30 pm near Pachfedwa village under Alinagar police station jurisdiction.
The deceased, 58-year-old Krishna Kumar Srivastava, was on his way home to Varanasi when his motorcycle hit him and he was critically injured, Alinagar Station House Officer (SHO) Anil Pandey said.
The SHO informed that Srivastava was taken to the district hospital but was declared brought dead on arrival.
Police have since launched a thorough investigation to identify the vehicle and trace the driver involved in the fatal crash.
