Bengaluru: Boy sleeping on footpath run over by container vehicle, dies on spot

Dec 17, 2018, 3:12 PM IST

Bengaluru: A 14-year-old boy was run over by a container vehicle, killing him instantly and injuring a woman at Nelamangala in Bengaluru. The boy was sleeping on the footpath along with 15 others, when a container vehicle ran over him. A woman is severely injured in the accident. 13 others who were sleeping on the footpath did not suffer any injury and had a miraculous escape. The incident occurred near Jas toll on National Highway 4 on Tumakuru Road near Nelamangala. The victim has been identified as Jothu Chowhan. Mala, 45, was severely injured and is being treated at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru. All 15 sleeping on the footpath, including the victims belonged to one family from Maharashtra. A case in this regard has been booked at the Nelamangala Police Station.