New Delhi, February 8 A five-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a truck in Shalimar Bagh, northwest Delhi, on Sunday, police said.
The incident came to light after police at the Shalimar Bagh police station received information about a road accident near the Lohia Camp in Haiderpur, according to police.
"Acting on the information, police personnel rushed to the scene, where they found a truck stationary and a child lying injured underneath it," a senior police officer said.
The injured child, aged approximately five to six years, was immediately taken to BJRM Hospital in Jahangirpuri for treatment. However, doctors pronounced the child dead, the officer added.
The body was subsequently taken to the hospital mortuary for further legal procedures.
The officer said that during the investigation, a witness told police that the accident occurred due to reckless and negligent driving by the truck driver.
"Based on the statement and other evidence collected from the scene, the truck driver was identified and apprehended," he added.
A case has been registered in connection with the incident. The truck involved in the accident has been seized, and an investigation is underway to determine the exact sequence of events leading to the fatal accident.
Statements from additional witnesses are being recorded, and CCTV footage from nearby areas is being reviewed to corroborate the eyewitness account, police said.
