Hit by car, 12-year-old girl dies in Daun village

Tribune News Service

Mohali, August 31

A 12-year-old girl died after a “recklessly” driven car ran over the child near a petrol station in Daun village on Monday evening. The child, Palak, was dragged for a distance before the driver fled the spot.

Complainant Bhabal Singh, a native of Siwan, said, he along with his five daughters and a relative, were on their way to a gurdwara around 7 pm when a recklessly driven car hit one of his daughters.

Sources said the police had not identified the car driver or the registration number of the vehicle till now.

A case under sections 304-A and 279 of the IPC was registered at the Balongi police station. Balongi SHO Rajpal Singh said: “The accident happened on the highway near Chuna Bhatti. The police are scanning the CCTV footage of the area to nab the car driver.’