Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (SP)
Puttur, Aug 20: In a tragic incident that reminds one of the need to be extra-cautious when toddlers or small children are around, a child was crushed under the wheels of a car which was being reversed by the grandfather of the child in question.
U P Verghese from Nelyady in the taluk, was reversing the car in the courtyard of his home from its parking slot on Thursday August 19. He did not notice that his 18-month-old grandson, Jaishu, was around. The child came under the wheels of the car and suffered critical injuries. He was rushed to a hospital in Mangalore immediately, but treatment did not succeed in reviving him.