Police on Tuesday reported that an 11-year-old boy was killed when he fell under the wheels of a truck while riding on a motorcycle with his father and sister in Maharashtra’s Pune district.
The incident took place on Monday in Hinjewadi. CCTV footage captures the motorcycle slipping on a damaged section of the road before the boy ended up under the truck. Despite this, the police have filed a case against the truck driver, accusing him of reckless driving..
Trigger Warning: This video contains details of a fatal road accident involving a child.
Regular commuters to the Hinjewadi IT Park voiced their anger over the incident and blamed the civic authorities, pointing to the deteriorated condition of the road..
The boy, who lives in Maan near Hinjewadi, was riding a motorcycle with his father and sister on Monday afternoon to attend his classes..
According to the FIR, the three were riding along Nande-Mhalunge Road when a truck rammed into their two-wheeler from behind, causing all of them to be thrown off the motorbike. The boy was crushed under the truck’s rear wheel and died, the police said..
However, CCTV footage of the incident reveals that the motorcycle, while trying to overtake the truck from the left, skidded—likely because of the damaged road—and the boy was pulled under the truck’s wheels.
After the accident, locals and commuters vented anger at civic authorities, blaming them for the poor road condition.
