A speeding truck crushed to death a 10-year-old boy at village Ahilyapur turning point on Giridih-Dhanbad Road on Sunday afternoon leading to a massive public protest, said Sonu Chaudhay, Officer in-Charge of Taratard police station.
According to police, victim Shahil Ansari 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 five 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.
Police couldn't arrest the truck driver and he managed to flee from the spot. According to 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,added villagers.