Boy crushed to death by car in Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: An eight-year-old boy was crushed to death by a car at Podanur in Coimbatore on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as B Raifudeen of Vannara Pettai Street at Podanur. The boy was a Class III student in a private matriculation school in the area.

N Syed Mohammed Feroze, 34, of Vannara Pettai Street, who is working as a manager in a private firm, bought a new car a few days ago. On Sunday morning, he was trying to start the car. Raifudeen was waiting there on a bicycle and watching the car. After a while, he started to pedal the bicycle. Feroze moved his car forward at the same time. The car hit the boy. The boy was sandwiched between the car and a house compound wall.

The boy suffered injuries on his chest. Blood oozed from ear and nose. The boy was rushed to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH). However, he was declared dead.

Traffic investigation wing police inspector T Saroja registered a case against Syed Mohammed Feroze under sections 279 and 304 (A) of the Indian Penal Code.