Mangaluru: A 9-year-old boy died in an accident after a bus hit him at KS Rao Road on Wednesday January 28.
The deceased has been identified as Anand Raj, a student studying in fourth standard at Ganapathy School at Janatha Bazar.
According to the onlookers, three students including Anand Raj were on their way to school when the accident took place. A city bus 13B named ‘Golden’ going towards State Bank from Kunjathbail hit the backpack of Anand Raj. The child fell and the bus ran over him, killing him on the spot.
It is learnt that Anand’s elder brother Rajkumar, who is studying in 7th standard, was holding Anand’s hand when the bus rammed into the boy.
Anand Raj was the son of Sumithra and Rajamani from Ballana house in Kateel. The bus driver escaped from the spot soon after the accident. Traffic west police have registered a case.
