A six-year-old girl died after a tipper lorry ran over her near her house in Alwal here Sunday, police said.
The incident occurred at around 10.30 AM when the driver of the gravel-laden lorry proceeding upwards on an incline lost control and the vehicle went in reverse running over the girl, they said.
A CCTV footage of the incident showed the lorry moving backwards on the road even as man is seen making a vain attempt to stop it by throwing a stone under the rear wheel, they added.
The driver was absconding, the police said adding a case was registered.
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