Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a six-year-old boy was killed on Friday when the school van of his school hit him while he was walking towards his classroom in Jeedimetla. Jashwanth Reddy a UKG student of Vignan Sudha Talent School, dead on the spot.
On Friday around 8.30 am, Jashwanth’s father Mr Ramreddy dropped him at the school gate. The kid was walking in school premises when the van hit him.
“Driver Srisailam did not notice the child walking and the front left part of the van hit him, causing a severe head injury. The school staff rushed him to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead,” said Jeedimetla inspector A. Chandrashekar said. Police said that there was an ayah in the van at the time of the accident but she too did not notice the child.
