Kochi : An 11-year-old boy was killed after a truck allegedly knocked down his bicycle on Onjithodu bridge at Muppathadam in Kochi at 9.35am on Sunday.
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Sources said there were no eyewitnesses. A police officer said the bridge was narrow and a piece of wood in the truck appeared to have struck the boy. Amaanul Haris, son of Rafeek of Panayikulam and a student of St Francis School, Aluva, was returning home after attending tuition classes. The bicycle and truck were travelling in the same direction. The police also suspected that a rear tyre had run over his leg. Binanipuram Police registered an FIR. The body was handed over to the family after an autopsy, and the funeral was held. Download the TOI App.
He lost consciousness and was taken to a hospital in Aluva, where he was declared brought dead.
The truck was driven rashly, according to FIR. The collision caused Amaanul to fall on the road and suffer grievous head injuries.