A speeding truck crushed to death a seven-year-old boy at village Padkodoh on Tuesday leading to a massive public protest.
According to the police, victim Sahil Verma was crossing the road in the noon and a speeding truck knocked him down and ran over him. The boy died on the spot.
The news spread like wildfire and people from the adjacent localities rushed to the spot and staged public protest blocking the road for over an hour. They also shouted slogans against the administration for the unfortunate death of the boy.
They, however, opened the traffic for the pubic after senior police officials who reached the spot pacified them.
The police also arrested the truck driver for the death of the boy. According to the locals, on account of the administration’s failure to take action against speeding trucks was the root cause of the accident.
Several accidents, big and small, take place in the locality following rash driving.