HYDERABAD: Nine-year-old Afsana Ahmed, the elder daughter of an Assam native migrant worker working in the dump yard in Bhongir town was crushed to death by a garbage lifting tractor-trolley on Thursday. Her sister Mehnoor, 3, escaped with minor injuries. The incident happened when the trolley driver identified as Suresh was reversing the vehicle and run over Afsana. Bhongir town police of Rachakonda commissionerate registered a case against Suresh and detained him.
Ashraw Ali belonging to Assam, his wife Kanchan Ahmed, along with their two daughters Afsana Ahmed and Mehnoor, migrated to Bhongir for livelihood. They have been working at the Bhongir town municipal dump yard on daily wages and staying on the dump yard premises. On Thursday morning, Suresh came to the dump yard to dump the garbage.
In the process, while reversing the vehicle, he did not notice the two girls playing on the premises and hit them. Both the girls fell on the ground and the trolley ran over Afsana, killing her on the spot and leaving Mehnoor injured.
Their parents who were working in the dump yard rushed to the spot hearing the cries of the children, but by then Afsana had already died. Mehnoor was rushed to a nearby hospital and police were also informed about the incident.
SI S. Krishnaiah said the incident occurred due to the negligent driving of Suresh. Further investigation is underway. “He was tested for drunk driving, but the result is negative,” the SI added.
