School boy killed, 6 others injured in lorry-auto crash

: A 13-year-old school student was killed on the spot and six other students were injured here on Tuesday after a lorry hit the auto-rickshaw in which they were travelling, police said.

The accident happened when thesand-laden lorry collided with the three-wheeler resulting in the death of the boy while six others, including his brother, were hurt, a police official said.

Eight children were in the auto-rickshaw when the mishap occurred, he said.

The three-wheeler overturned under the impact of the collision, he said.

The deceased was aseventh class student, he said.

"We are verifying CCTV footage to checkwho had jumped a signal," the official said.

 

However, the lorry driver has been taken into custody, he added.