JAIPUR: A 29-year-old man and his 5-year-old daughter were crushed to the death on Tuesday evening at Lalwas under Amber police station area after their bike was hit by a truck. After hitting the bike, the truck ran over the duo.
According to police, the incident took place at 4.30pm when Mohsin Khan (29) along with his daughter Sofia (5) were on the bike. Khan had gone to pick up his daughter from his in-laws house and was returning to Bhatta Basti.
“The rashly driven truck hit the bike and after which both the father and daughter got run over. Both died on the spot. The driver fled from the scene,” said a senior police officer.
Soon after the accident, a large number of people gathered at the spot and blocked the road. On receiving information about the incident, senior police officers rushed to the spot. “We have sent the bodies for post mortem,” the officer added.
Khan was identified through his Aadhaar card. A case of causing death due to negligence has been registered against the driver of the truck.