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.(Photo: ANI)

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.