India, Aug. 27 -- A three-year-old boy was allegedly killed in a road accident in central Delhi's Karol Bagh on Sunday afternoon after being hit by a speeding goods carrier, police said. The accused driver, Ajeet Singh, 35, a resident of Rajouri Garden, was arrested on the spot.

A senior police officer said the incident took place around 3.30pm when police received a call from an eyewitness reporting that a child, later identified as Haider Ali,had been run over and taken to hospital. "The boy was declared dead on arrival at the hospital," the officer said.

According to the officer, Haider was playing with his friends outside his house when the accident occurred. "A preliminary probe revealed that there is no place to play outside his h...