Tamil Nadu: Namakkal boy, 2, survives after car runs over him twice within a few seconds

NAMAKKAL: A two-year-old boy, who was run over by a reversing car twice within a span of a few seconds, survived with grievous injuries at Pattanam near Rasipuram in the district on Saturday.
The injured boy has been identified as K Dharun, son of Kannan of Pattanam village. Kannan is running a laundry shop in the village.
According to the Rasipuram police, the intestine of the boy has been damaged in the accident.Bone fractures in the spinal cord and rib were also identified, police said. The accident happened when Dharun was playing on the street close to his father’s shop.
A car that was reversing knocked the boy down. The boy came under the right rear wheel of the car and was run over. The car driver didn’t see the boy playing on the backside. “The driver whose identity was not known didn’t see the boy,” Rasipuram police inspector Sugavanam said.
When the driver took the car towards the front, the vehicle once again ran over the boy. People who saw the accident rushed to the spot and made the driver stop the car. “Fellow villagers and Kannan rushed the toddler to a nearby private hospital from where he was referred to a private hospital in Coimbatore for further treatment,” Sugavanam said.
The video of the accident went viral on social media. The Rasipuram police contacted Kannan to register a case. “But the parents were not ready to give a complaint due to which we have not registered any case,” the inspector added.