In a freak accident in Madanandapuram on Tuesday, an 11-year-old boy was run over by a car while it was being reversed.
Police identified the victim as Vijay, son of Nirosha, a resident of Ponniamman Koil Street. The boy was playing on a vacant plot that belonged to a temple. On Tuesday, Ajay, 30, a resident of the same area, was teaching a relative Monica, 26, how to drive. Vijay was hit by the car while she was reversing it.
The boy was taken to a private hospital, where he was declared brought dead. Personnel from the Mangadu police station registered a case and arrested Ajay and Monica.
