Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (MS)
Bantwal, Dec 29: A six-year-old boy was killed on the spot, and four others, including a couple, were injured when their bike was hit by an Eicher truck on Saturday, December 28, at Gadiyara, near Mani, Vittal.
The deceased boy, identified as Shazin (6), was the son of Abdul Saleem, a resident of Mura, near Navoor, in Beltangady taluk.
Saleem was riding the bike with his wife and children when the Eicher truck collided with their vehicle at Gadiyara. Shazin died instantly at the scene. His body has been kept at the Bantwal government hospital.
Abdul Saleem, his wife, and their other two children were injured and are currently admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru.