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posted by: Pragati Pal
Last updated: 02 Jul 2023 at 13:50 IST
Police said the truck driver, who fled the scene after the accident, was arrested on Saturday. (actor photo/News18)
The seven-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister, who belong to Mudgaon-Khoripada in Dahanu, were walking on a road when the speeding vehicle hit them.
A minor and his sister were killed in a speeding pickup truck in Palghar district of Maharashtra state, police said on Sunday. The accident occurred on Friday evening and the 27-year-old truck driver from Dahanu district was arrested here on Saturday.
The seven-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister, who belong to Mudgaon-Khoripada in Dahanu, were walking on a road when the speeding car hit them, said Sachin Navadkar, spokesman for Balgar police. He said the injured children were rushed to the hospital, where doctors pronounced them dead.
Police said the truck driver, who fled the scene after the accident, was arrested on Saturday. A case has been registered against the driver under Section 304(a) of the Indian Penal Code, (causing death by rash or negligent act not amounting to willful homicide), 279 (reckless driving or riding), 337 and 338 (causing harm by an act endangering life danger or the personal safety of others) and the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act.
(This story was not edited by the News18 staff and was published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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