Class 12 Student Rams Car Into Pedestrians in Lucknow , Minor Killed

A six-year-old boy was killed, and four people were injured after a class 12 school student returning from a farewell party rammed his car into an autorickshaw and pedestrians in the Banthra area here on Friday. 

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Lucknow South) Nipun Agarwal said the accused Gaurab Singh (21) has been taken into custody and the car impounded. A FIR has been lodged on charges of reckless driving and endangering life.

According to preliminary inquiry,



the speeding Swift car, driven by Gaurab Singh, hit an autorickshaw before ploughing into people walking along the roadside near a Hanuman temple at around 6 pm on Thursday. 

The injured were identified as Armaan, 12, Awadh Bihari, 42, Sadhana Verma, 35, Meena Devi, 60, and six-year-old Dikshant Patel. All were taken to a hospital for treatment. Patel, who sustained critical injuries, was referred to another medical facility where he succumbed to injuries during treatment.