Tura, Sep 25: After initially informing that the boulder truck and the driver was detained by police, it has now been clarified by West Garo Hills police that the accused driver who ran over and killed a 5 year old child on the Purakhasia road is absconding.
” Today at around 03.30 pm, one Dumper Truck proceeding from Dalu towards Mahendraganj on reaching at Kotchuadok village on the SH 12 road hit one boy named Laksbath S Sangma (5 years), S/o Sinjeng Ch. Marak, Vill. Kotchuadok, Purakhasia, PS. Dalu, West Garo Hills. The victim died on the spot. The truck fled away but it was caught at Mahendraganj area. The driver managed to escape. The victim’s father had submitted the FIR and it has been forwarded to O/C Dalu PS for registering the case. Investigation is on,” stated the official notice from West Garo Hills district police.
