Published On : Sat, Oct 17th, 2015

Speeding truck crushes two kids, aged 10 years, to death near Hingna Octroi Post

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  • Situation goes ballistic as people react angrily
  • Traffic comes to standstill causing a jam

Nagpur: In a heartbreaking incident, a recklessly driven truck ran over two kids and crushed them to death evoking angry reaction from people and situation going ballistic. The tragedy occurred in front of Hingna Post in MIDC area on Friday night. The driver of the killer truck has been arrested.

According to details, the outrageous incident took place around 7.15 pm on Friday when the accused driver Jairam Shrikant Prajapati (40), resident of District Devriya (UP), was taking his truck (UP-91/C 9520) towards Hingna Octroi Post, recklessly. As the truck neared the turning of Octroi Post, the driver Jairam lost control over the speeding heavy vehicle and ran over the two kids Mohit Lekhram Somvanshi (10) and Rehan Khan Rafiq Khan (10) walking by the side of the road.

The two boys, both residents of Waddhamna, near Wadi, were crushed under the wheels of the truck and died a painful death. As the news of the tragic accident spread in the area, the situation went ballistic and angry reactions followed. Traffic came to a standstill causing a jam.

MIDC police who were informed about the incident reached the spot and pacified people. After the calm prevailed, cops sent bodies of the two kids to GMCH for post mortem.

PSI Bhagat booked the driver of the killer truck under Sections 279, 304(A) of IPC and arrested him.