Six-year-old boy killed in road accident

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 18:54 [IST]

Bangaon, Mar 02 (UNI) A six-year-old school boy was killed by a truck at Banbehari colony in North 24 Parganas this afternoon.

The incident took place when a driver of a Chakdah-bound truck rammed into a medicine shop leaving Arghya Biswas seriously injured.

The victim was soon rushed to the Bangaon sub-divisional hospital from where he was referred to a city hospital. But Arghya succumbed to injuries on the way.

The boy, who was returning from his school Ramakrishna Vidyamandir here, took shelter under the shed of a shop during rain.

Incidentally, the truck driver, hit two goods carrying vans after ramming into the shop.

Local people immediately caught the truck driver and handed him over to the police.

They also raised blockade on the Bangaon-Chakdah Road for a couple of hours claiming compensation.

UNI

Topics: ACCIDENT-BENGAL-BOY-DIED

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