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Child accidentally drives auto, dies

Published On : 22 Jan 2017


Mangaluru (TOI): In a freak accident, a 3-year-old child was killed on the spot after it accidentally drove his father's auto-rickshaw which was in ignition mode at Charmadi Ghat on Saturday.

Police said Kalandar, an autodriver had come to pick his son Khaleel from an anganwadi around 1.45pm. After making his son sit on the driver's seat and keeping the ignition on, he went away to bring other kids. Meanwhile, Khaleel changed the gear lever making the auto move in the backward direction.

As soon as the child changed the gear lever and accelerated, the auto started moving backwards and fell into an under-construction well. Dharmasthala police have booked a negligence case against the child's father.


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