India, Nov. 3 -- An eight-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a speeding car during a wedding procession in Nuh's Pinangwan on Saturday evening, police said, adding the driver initially accompanied the family to the hospital and fled upon learning of the boy's demise, leaving the car behind.

The incident took place around 6.35pm when the procession was heading towards Lahabas village, leaving the child gravely injured, according to officials familiar with the matter.

A senior police officer at Pingwan police station said the boy was running from a nearby field towards the other side of the road when a Mahindra Bolero hit him.

"The boy was later taken to a nearby hospital, however, doctors pronounced him dead during the treatment...