An 8-year old boy was mowed down by a speeding truck at PC Nagar under Habibganj police station area on Thursday. According to the police, at around 2.30 pm, a boy, who was playing near road, was hit by a speeding water supply truck injuring the boy grievously. The injured was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.
Deceased was identified as laxman Pawar. Parents of the deceased work as labours. At the time of the incident, victim’s father was at work. Driver, who fled the spot, was in an inebriated state claimed the locals, but the police were not able to confirm the fact. The locals had a heated exchange with the driver, but before they could nab him, he managed to escape the spot leaving the truck. later, the truck was seized by the police.
The incident occurred in the afternoon when a speeding truck bearing registration number CPZ 7186 hit the deceased, who was playing near his house. It proved fatal for the deceased. After the preliminary investigation, the police sent the body for the post mortem. The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.
Accused driver is still at large, confirmed the police and search for the errant driver has been intensified and would be nabbed soon. Police said that it was a BMC water supply truck and the assigned driver, which was driving the vehicle, would be nabbed based on the information, which would be availed from BMC.