India, March 21 -- A car ran over and killed a six-year-old boy who was playing outside his house in a lane in Khoda, Ghaziabad on Thursday evening, police said. The car's 30-year-old driver did not stop to help and sped away from the scene, police said, adding that he was arrested on Friday.

The incident took place in Vandana Vihar at 6pm. CCTV footage from the neighbourhood shows the child sitting and playing in the middle of the lane as a white Tata Tiago turns a corner and mows him down. The car's front tyre crushed the child's throat and then the rear tyre ran over his stomach.

The victim was identified as Ansh Singh. He studied in a private school in Khoda and was the youngest of four siblings. The accused was identified as Vikas ...