Infra Hazard
Ahmedabad: A 15-year-old boy, Mohammed Shaikh, sustained serious injuries after a pickup truck allegedly hit him while he was crossing a road near Sarkhej Dhala crossroads on Wednesday morning. The boy’s father, the accident occurred around 11.30am on a public road, according to a complaint filed by Khalid Shaikh.
The pickup did not stop after hitting the boy and went on to collide with another autorickshaw parked nearby, according to the complaint. The driver, Rohit Chauhan, was arrested by M division traffic police. The teenager was crossing the road when the Bolero pickup truck, allegedly being driven at high speed from Amber Tower side, hit him. The autorickshaw was then pushed into a garbage-collection vehicle standing ahead, resulting in a pile-up. Both vehicles were damaged in the accident. People present at the spot reportedly caught the pickup truck driver and took him to a nearby traffic police station.