Peddapalli: A 11-year-old boy died when a tipper ran over him in Pegadapalli of Kalwasrirampur mandal in the district on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Siliganti Siddartha, elder son of Sitaramulu and Divya. According to villagers, Siddartha, who was going to the weekly market, was hit by a tipper coming from Sultanabad to Kalwasrirampur while he was crossing the road. He died on the spot.
Enraged by the incident, family members and relatives of the boy staged a rasta roko at the accident spot demanding justice. They demanded Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia.
On coming to know about the incident, Sultanabad CI Indrakaran Reddy rushed to the spot and convinced the crowd to disperse.
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