Yogesh K Porwar & Sunil Lohan
A six-year-old boy was crushed to death when the truck driver trying to reverser the vehicle in Vinoba Nagar slum in Urvashi theatre on Monday afternoon.
The boy Ashwanth,residing in a near-by slum was reliving at the backside of the truck which was parked on roadside to unload goods.
Senior officer told reporters,the truck driver identified as Abdul Razaq failed to check the backside of the truck,got into the seat and switched on the engine and reversed the truck to move .
As a result Ashwath was crushed to death.Passers-by noticed the incident and by the time rushed to his help, the boy was dead.
The City market police rushed to the spot,arrested the driver and seized the truck for further investigation.
In another incident,a 21-year-old motorcycle rider was killed after a speeding private bus knocked him down on Tumakuru road in Peenya on Sunday,
The deceased Yogesh,employed in a bakery and resident of Nelamangala was on his way to work when the accident occurred .
The bus run over Yogesh after knocking down his motorcycle.The severely injured Yogesh was rushed to hospital where the doctor declared him as brought dead.
The Peenya traffic police have registered a case and are investigating .
