India, May 27 -- A 16-year-old boy who was operating a crane mowed down and killed a Class 12 student on Monday morning on the Sohna-Palwal Road (NH-919), police said, adding that the minor operating the crane did not spot the victim as he was using his cellphone. After the accident, the boy abandoned the crane and tried to flee but was chased and caught by bystanders and handed over to police.

The victim was identified as Monika Kumari, 17, a resident of Kaliayaka village in Nuh who studied in a school in Sohna. The accused was employed by the crane owner a few months ago and was driving the crane towards Palwal when the accident occurred, said police. To be sure, it is illegal under the Motor Vehicles Act to give any vehicle to a minor...