Kanpur: A 12-year-old Class 8 student was killed after an unidentified black car allegedly ran over him while he was cycling home in Sikatia village under Maharajpur police station limits on Wednesday morning.
The deceased, Sachin , son of a farmer, had gone to check irrigation in a field on Naugawa Gautam Road outside the village, according to police. Police said efforts were on to identify the vehicle involved in the accident. Station in-charge Janardan Singh said CCTV footage from surrounding areas was being examined and police were searching for the vehicle.
He was returning home around 10am when the speeding car allegedly hit and ran over him on the Purwamir-Karbigwa Station Road. Sachin was the middle of three brothers. He is survived by his mother, Kaushalya, and his two brothers. Maharajpur police sent the body for a post-mortem examination.
Sachin sustained severe injuries to his neck and chest. Passersby and family members rushed him to Kanshiram Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.