Kasargod: 7-Year-Old Boy Dies in Tragic Road Mishap

Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (VM)

Kasargod, Sep 19: A 7-year-old boy died on the spot when he was hit by a speeding lorry while crossing the road at Ariyadka here on Tuesday September 18 evening.

The deceased is identified as Abdul Mithlaj, son of Mohideen Kutti and Zara hailing from Bambrana Paata.

He was a student at Bambrana government school.

The tragic incident took place at around 7 pm near Ariyadka bus stop on the national highway while he was crossing the road with his parents.

Sources said that Mithlaj was walking ahead of his parents while crossing, when a speeding lorry laden with gas cylinders and plying from Kasargod to Mangalore hit the boy.

Locals caught hold of the absconding lorry driver Isaac, hailing from Wayanad.

The traffic was disrupted after the incident for a few hours.

T P Ranjith, Kumble circle inspector, P Narayan, sub-inspector rushed to the spot and investigated the incident.

The deceased Mithlaj is survived by his siblings – Siddique, Mohammed, Ayishath Mirfana and Yusuf.