Tragic accident takes life of four-year-old in Idukki

ERATTAYAR: In a tragic incident, a four-year-old died after being hit by a truck in Erattayar. Shravan, the younger son of Anup-Malathi couple, died in the incident. They are residents of Shantigram 4th Colony in Erattayar.

The mother of the child was attending a Kudumbashree meeting. In between, a man named Santhosh came in a truck to hand over money to her. The mother and the child approached the vehicle and while the two were talking, the child went in front of the vehicle evading both their eyes.

Not knowing about the child in front of the vehicle, the driver headed straight. The locals screamed and made the driver stop the vehicle immediately. The child was rushed to the hospital but could not be saved.

Kattappana police registered a case in the accident.