Driver Lynched in Jharkhand After Truck Crushes Two-Yr-Old

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A truck driver was lynched by a mob in Jharkhand's Dumka district after his vehicle ran over and killed a two-year-old child on Sunday, 9 September, police said.

The child, identified as Subit Marandi, was crushed under the wheels of the truck at Simanijore village near National Highway-114A in the district around 3 pm, they said.

Visuals from aftermath of the incident.

The incident happened near the boy’s house in the village when he was walking on the road with his sister, police said.

Shikaripara police station in-charge Manoj Kumar Thakur said the mob caught the driver, Mohan Rai, and thrashed him to death following the accident.

The driver was a resident of Motihari district in Bihar. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pujya Prakash said the situation in the village is peaceful and police patrolling has been increased.