Nine-year-old boy mowed down by RTC bus while playing outside home in Asifabad

A nine-year-old Class V student died after being run over by a TGSRTC bus at Muthuguguda village in Asifabad mandal of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district on Saturday.

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A Class V student was killed on the spot after being mowed down by a TGSRTC bus at Muthuguguda village in Asifabad mandal on Saturday.

Police said that Choudari Harshit(9), from the village, sustained serious injuries when he was knocked down by the bus while playing in front of his residence. He died on the spot. His parents rushed him to a hospital in Asifabad, where doctors declared him brought dead.

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Based on a complaint lodged by the boy’s father, a hit-and-run case has been registered against the driver of the bus. An investigation is under way.