A seven-year-old boy died when he was hit by a truck at Subalaya Chhak in Daspalla in Nayagarh district on Thursday.
Reports said that Subham Biswal, a Class-II student, was crossing the road after buying breakfast at around 6.30 am when the speeding truck knocked him down killing him on the spot.
Locals nabbed truck driver Shardik Sheikh when he was trying to flee the spot and thrashed him. They later handed him over to police. Irate locals also staged a road blockade demanding compensation to the family of the deceased.
Police seized the truck and started investigation.
