India, Dec. 9 -- A 12-year-old boy died after he was struck by an unknown speeding car in a hit-and-run at Mankhurd on Saturday afternoon. Trombay police have booked the unidentified driver for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

According to the police, the boy was attempting to cross the south-bound lane of the Sion-Panvel Highway at Mankhurd when a four-wheeler hit him and continued driving. Locals at the spot tried to stop the vehicle; the driver briefly slowed down but then accelerated again, brushing a two-wheeler and injuring both riders before fleeing.

Constable Sachin Bhosale, who was on patrol duty, was the first to reach the spot with a colleague. "They found the minor lying on the divider in a pool of blood. Witnesses...