Amethi (UP), February 18 A four-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a speeding tractor in the Jamo police station area of Amethi district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place near Sarvodaya Inter College in Warisganj on Tuesday evening. The driver fled the scene in his tractor after the accident.
According to a complaint filed by the child's father, Krishna Prakash Yadav, a resident of Alipur in Jamo, his son Viraj was playing near their residence when the tractor hit him.
Yadav stated in his complaint that on the evening of February 17, his son was playing outside when the tractor struck him, leaving him seriously injured. The child was rushed to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Jamo, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
According to the complaint, the tractor reportedly belongs to Vivek Tiwari, a resident of Pure Dayalpur village under the Gauriganj police station limits.
Jamo SHO Vinod Singh said the body has been sent for post-mortem.
Efforts are underway to locate the tractor and its driver, he added.
