Uttar Pradesh: Six-year-old boy flung off uncle’s bike as truck rams it, dies; driver flees

LUCKNOW: A six-year-old boy died of head injuries after a pick-up truck flung him off his uncle’s bike on Raitha Road in Madiaon on Saturday night, in what was the third hit-and-run accident in the city in the first 11 days of 2020.
An FIR for causing death by rash and negligent driving was lodged against the unidentified vehicle on Sunday.

According to deceased Divyansh’s uncle advocate Vidysagar, the tragedy took place around 8pm when the Class II student was returning home from a doctor’s clinic with his mother.He had been suffering from cold and his uncle had offered them a ride to and from the doctor’s chamber.
Madiaon sub-inspector Alok Kumar Rai said the truck, coming from the opposite direction and allegedly speeding, hit the advocate’s bike near a private hospital on Raitha Road. “The little boy was flung off his seat and he landed on the road, leading to serious head injuries. His mother and uncle escaped with minor injuries,” the officer said.
Passers-by rushed them to a private trauma centre in Tadikhana on Sitapur Road, where Divyansh was declared brought dead. His mother and uncle are still undergoing treatment. “Eyewitnesses have told police that the hit-and-run vehicle was a pick-up truck. We are scanning CCTV camera footage in the area to identify and track down the vehicle,” Rai said.