India, Feb. 6 -- A 12-year-old boy lost his life after being run over by a dumper truck on an internal road of a residential area in Belapur. The victim, identified as Shivam Krushna Bhatt, a Class 6 student, was returning home on his bicycle when the fatal incident occurred around 11 am on Wednesday.

The dumper, bearing registration number MH 43 CE 1370, was navigating a narrow bylane and the driver allegedly failed to notice the boy and fled the scene immediately after the incident. The police have launched a manhunt to trace the accused driver.

According to residents of the neighbourhood and eyewitnesses, Shivam finished his tuition classes and was taking his usual route back home through the internal road. The lane, frequently used ...