Mainpuri (UP), February 14 A 17-year-old boy was killed in a hit-and-run incident when a speeding pickup van allegedly struck him while he was returning home on his motorcycle, police said on Saturday.
The victim, identified as Lavkush, a 12th-grade student from the village of Ekhara, was returning home on Friday evening from Barnahal when the accident occurred near RN Degree College on the Barnahal-Dehuli road, Barnahal SHO Anurudh Pratap Singh said.
A speeding Bolero pickup van hit him from behind, causing fatal injuries, killing him instantly, the SHO added.
Amit Singh, the boy's father, is employed as a homeguard at the Barnahal police station. Upon hearing about the incident, he rushed to the scene.
Meanwhile, the body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and a case has been registered against the unknown driver, the SHO said, adding that the pickup van involved in the incident has been seized.
