Chennai: A two and half-year-old girl suffered head injuries when a battery-powered vehicle hit her at the Anna Arignar Zoological Park in Vandalur on Sunday. The girl has been admitted to the ICU of the Egmore children's hospital.
She was walking with her parents when she was hit by the vehicle carrying visitors around the zoo. She had suddenly ran across its path, sources at the zoo disclosed. This is the first time the zoo is witnessing such an accident inside the premises.
The girl, Sumaida, daughter of Khaja Moideen and Suraja, was at the zoo with parents and a 4 -year-old sister and a 2-month-old brother. “It appears the girl suddenly ran across the path and Kavitha, who was driving the vehicle failed to stop it, causing the accident,” a zoo official said.
Sumaida was taken to a private hospital in Tambaram from where she was shifted to the children's hospital in Egmore. A team of employees from the zoo had also accompanied the family to the hospital.
Otteri police said that they were aware of the incident and a sub inspector has been sent to Egmore hospital to collect further details.
Police said that Khaja Moideen, who resides with his family in Triplicane, is a native of Tirunelveli and is running small business in the city.
Kavitha is a member of the all-women drivers employed by the zoo to operate the battery powered 9-seater carts used by visitors to go around the zoo.
