In a shocking incident, a 10-year-old was mowed down by a speeding truck while he was walking on the roadside in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to officials, the incident took place on the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway on Wednesday when the minor victim, accompanied by his mother, was crossing the road in a busy market area of Doda district.
The disturbing incident was captured on CCTV cameras
The clip showed the mother-son duo preparing to cross a road in the Khellani market in Doda when suddenly the boy lets go off his mother’s hand and runs off towards the road.
The woman runs after him but suddenly a truck moving at breakneck speed comes out of nowhere and runs over the boy.
The child is dragged under the wheels of the speeding vehicle for some distance as people rush to his rescue.
The minor was rushed to a nearby hospital and later shifted to the Government Medical College in Doda where he succumbed to his injuries on Thursday.