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Girl, 8, Crushed by Truck En Route to Exam
15 Sep
Summary
- An eight-year-old girl was killed by a sand truck.
- The accident occurred on her way to school for exams.
- The truck driver was apprehended by the crowd.
An eight-year-old girl, Shreya Kumari, tragically lost her life on Tuesday morning in Samastipur district, Bihar. She was on her way to school for her half-yearly examinations when a sand-laden truck fatally struck her.
The fatal incident occurred around 8 am near the DAV School turn on the Samastipur-Musrigharari road. Shreya was traveling on a scooter with her father when she fell off near a turn. A truck, reportedly carrying sand, was approaching from behind and ran over her, killing her instantly.
Following the accident, an enraged crowd gathered, stopped the truck, and apprehended the driver before handing him over to the police. Authorities from Musrigharari station arrived at the scene, prepared an inquest report, and sent the body for postmortem. The truck has been seized, and an FIR is being registered against the driver.
The family had returned from their native village early Tuesday morning after attending a religious program. Shreya, a Class II student, had just gotten ready for school and asked her father for a drop-off when the fatal accident occurred.
