The girl, Tasvani Udyanshi Pathak, had just returned home from school in the same van when the driver suddenly reversed the vehicle.
PRAYAGRAJ: An eight-year-old Class 3 student died after being crushed between a school van and the boundary wall of her house in Prayagpuram Colony on Thursday. Tasvani got down from the van at around 3.30pm and was taking out her schoolbag when the driver backed up. Stay updated with the latest Prayagraj news.
Naini station house officer Avinash Singh said the van driver, Satyapal, had been detained. He said the family had not yet submitted a complaint. The girl, Tasvani Udyanshi Pathak, had just returned home from school in the same van when the driver suddenly reversed the vehicle. She was trapped between the van and the house boundary wall. Children inside the van raised an alarm, following which nearby residents rushed to the spot and took the girl to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Angry residents caught the driver, thrashed him and handed him over to the police. Naini police detained the driver in connection with the incident. Tasvani was the only daughter of Manish Pathak and Aarti Dubey. Manish works in a private company in Delhi, while Aarti is a govt school teacher in Gorakhpur. The couple’s daughter lived with her grandparents, Surendra Pathak and Kadambini, at their house in Prayagpuram. The family originally hails from Mirzapur. The girl studied at Delhi Public School and used to travel to and from school in the van. Her death left her grandparents and uncle Pushpendra Pathak devastated. Her parents were on their way to Naini after receiving information about the incident. Download the TOI App.