Date:10/08/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/08/10/stories/2007081060320300.htm

New Delhi

Girl run over by mini-truck

NEW DELHI: A 12-year-old girl was run over by a mini-truck at Samaipur Badli here on Thursday.

Shweta was on her way to school along with friends when the Tata-709 hit her from behind around 8 in the morning.

The driver, Sanjeev Shukla, tried to flee but was caught by passers-by and handed over to the police. A case of causing death due to rash and negligent driving has been registered against him.

The victim’s father, Vijay Kumar, is an auto-rickshaw driver.