A six-year-old boy was killed and four others injured after a speeding car allegedly driven by a Class 12 student ploughed into pedestrians in Lucknow on Thursday evening.
The incident occurred around 6 pm when the vehicle, returning from a school farewell party, reportedly lost control after striking a parked motorcycle. CCTV footage from the area shows the car crashing into the two-wheeler, knocking down a man who was seated on it, before veering sharply towards the roadside.
The out-of-control vehicle then struck four people standing nearby, identified as Armaan, Sadhana Patel, her mother Meena Devi, and Sadhana’s six-year-old son, Dikshant. The car subsequently rammed into an e-rickshaw and later an auto-rickshaw, injuring the e-rickshaw driver, Awadh Bihari.
As the vehicle swerved across the stretch, bystanders were seen scrambling to move out of its path.
Dikshant, who was critically injured in the collision, was rushed to a Community Health Centre, where doctors declared him dead. He was a Class 2 student at Kendriya Vidyalaya.
According to police, the driver, identified as 21-year-old Gaurav Singh, allegedly fled the scene along with a friend after one of the car’s tyres burst. The vehicle was later seized and Singh was taken into custody.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajnish Verma said the families of those injured had been informed and CCTV footage was being examined as part of the investigation. “The families have been informed and we are reviewing CCTV footage from the area. An FIR will be registered based on the complaint submitted by the victims’ families,” Verma said.
Local residents had rushed the injured to a nearby private hospital and alerted the police soon after the crash. Further legal proceedings are expected once a formal complaint is filed.
