India, July 31 -- A 13-year-old boy died after being hit by a speeding car while he was crossing the Sohna-Tauru Road on Wednesday, police said on Thursday. The driver has been traced and arrested, they added.

They identified the deceased as Mohammad (goes by a single name). The minor boy belonged to Nuh. Police said he was a Class VII student and had reached Sohna to visit his maternal uncle.

The incident took place near Pipaka Pyau village when Mohammad was trying to cross the road at about 4.30pm on Wednesday.

Gurugram police public relations officer, Sandeep Kumar, said that a speeding car hit the minor and fled from the spot. "Commuters raised an alarm and rushed him to the civil hospital in Sohna where he was declared dead on arr...