In a tragic incident, a class seven student died on the spot after a truck rammed into an auto-rickshaw carrying the school children here on Tuesday. Meanwhile, five others were injured. According to reports, the accident occurred in Habshiguda around 7.50 a.m. when eight students in the auto-rickshaw were on their way to school.
Eye witnesses said the three-wheeler flipped after being hit and one of the students was thrown out who was crushed under a sand-laden truck. The deceased was identified as 13-year-old Avanti Kumar. Avanti Kumar”s brother Vedant Kumar was among the injured in the accident. All were students of the Bhashyam School in Habshiguda. Truck driver escaped from the scene. A case was registered against him at the Uppal police station under the Rachakonda Police Commissionerate.
