GUND (GANDERBAL): A three-year-old boy was killed after being struck by a speeding vehicle in the Kullan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Sunday evening.
Officials told Kashmir Reader that the vehicle, a Tavera, hit the child on the Srinagar-Leh Highway in Kullan Gund, resulting in critical injuries. The boy was rushed to SDH Hospital Kangan, where doctors pronounced him dead upon arrival.
The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Hussain Balti, the three-year-old son of Zakir Hussain Balti, a resident of Nilgrar Sonamarg currently living in Kullan Gund.
Official said the driver of the vehicle has been arrested and the vehicle seized by Gund police. Meanwhile, Gund police registered a case and initiated an investigation into the incident.