In a shocking road mishap incident a 14-year-old school student died as the scooty he was riding was hit by a truck near Mango Chowk under Olidih police station area on Monday afternoon. The victim, Jasbir Singh, who was a student of class VI in Guru Nanak High School Mango, was returning home from the market by crossing the Mango Chowk when the mishap took place.
After the mishap, the local people picked him up and rushed him to MGM Medical College and Hospital where he was declared as brought dead. The driver of the mini-truck had, however, fled the scene after abandoning the vehicle from the scene of mishap. The relatives of the victim said the boy was the only child of his parents.
"We are in state of shock and are reeling in pain. Jasbir had not gone to the school today (Monday) and had gone to Mango market for buying some household things," said a relative. The victim's father Jaspreet Singh, is a businessman.
Officer-in-charge, Olidih police station, Shusma Kumari confirmed that the boy was killed on being hit by a speeding mini-truck. "We are investigating the incident as per our information; it was a speeding 407 truck that caused the mishap. The driver of the vehicle fled, but we have seized the mini-truck," said the officer-in-charge.
The police have taken a statement from Jaspreet Singh before sending the body to the MGM Medical College mortuary for post mortem. Notably, this was the second road mishap to have taken place within 24 hours at Mango Chowk, suggesting that the stretch has become increasingly dangerous for the commuters and pedestrians.