Excelsior Correspondent
MENDHAR, Jan 13: A 9-year-old boy was crushed to death by a Tata Sumo in Mankote area of Mendhar in district Poonch today.
A police spokesman said that mishap took place when 4th class student, Kamran Ahmed, son of Kabir Hussain, resident of Mandi town in district Poonch, was standing on the road side at Mankote. He had come to Mankote along with her mother at her Nana’s (maternal grandfather) home. The vehicle bearing registration No. JK-12/ 3961 ran over the boy, crushing him badly. The driver stopped the vehicle and escaped from the spot sensing trouble for him.
The boy was rushed to Sub District Hospital, Mendhar where doctors declared him as dead. His body was later handed over to the family after performing legal formalities by police. The police seized the vehicle and registered a case against its driver, Mohd Fayaz, resident of Ghani village in Sagra (Balnoi). The police has started search for the absconding Sumo driver.
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