Ahmedabad: 7-yr-old killed as water tanker runs over her while reversing | Ahmedabad News
Ahmedabad: A seven-year-old girl was killed, and her six-year-old cousin was injured after they were struck by a water tanker that was allegedly being reversed rashly on a public road near the old Vadaj BRTS bus stand on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Asmita Solanki, who suffered head injuries after the tanker’s tyre ran over her. She died on the spot.Her cousin, Payal, suffered injuries to her left leg and has been admitted to Civil Hospital in Asarwa for treatment. According to the complaint lodged by Asmita’s father, Sanjay Solanki (45), a resident of the area, the accident occurred around 8.30am on a newly constructed road near their home.Solanki told police that the two girls had stepped out to play when the driver of a water tanker bearing registration number GJ-01-DZ-7341 reversed the vehicle rashly and negligently, striking both children. Solanki, who had left for work, said he was informed about the accident by his elder daughter, Varsha, over the phone. B Division traffic police have registered a case under sections pertaining to causing death by negligence, endangering life or personal safety, causing hurt and grievous hurt, and rash driving. The driver, who fled after abandoning the tanker, is yet to be identified, and efforts are on to trace him.
