11-Year-Old Boy Killed as Lorry Hits Bicycle Near Keralam’s Aluva
According to Binanipuram police, the accident occurred around 9.35 am at Onjithode Bridge while the boy was returning from a tuition class
Kochi: An 11-year-old boy was killed after a lorry hit the bicycle he was riding at Muppathadom near here on Sunday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Amaanul Haris, son of Rafeeq, a resident of Panayikulam in Kadungalloor.
According to Binanipuram police, the accident occurred around 9.35 am at Onjithode Bridge while the boy was returning from a tuition class.
The lorry, driven by a man identified as Priju, was coming from the Aluva side when it hit the boy's bicycle, which was travelling in the same direction.
The impact threw the boy onto the road, leaving him seriously injured, police said.
He was rushed to a private hospital in Aluva, where doctors declared him dead.
Police registered a case against the lorry driver under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. He was accused of driving rashly and negligently at excessive speed, endangering human life.
The body was handed over to the relatives after a post-mortem examination, police added.
