Jajpur, Nov 6: Tension prevailed near Chheliapada village under Dharmashala police limits in Odisha’s Jajpur district this morning after a nine-year-old boy was crushed to death by a hyva truck.
The deceased has been identified as Ayush Raj Ghadai (9), son of Ganesh Ghadai of Chheliapada village.
According to sources, Ayush was riding his bicycle along the village road when a speeding Hyva truck (bearing registration number OD 22 M 7601) ran over him. Local villagers immediately rushed him to a nearby medical facility where the attending doctors declared him brought dead.
Ayush was the only son of his parents and a Class IV student at the local village school. His untimely death has left the entire family and villagers in deep grief.
Following the mishap, irate villagers staged a road blockade, demanding compensation for the bereaved family and a complete ban on the movement of heavy vehicles through the area. Vehicular traffic on the route came to a complete halt as the protest continued.
Upon getting the information, Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of Dharmashala Police Station Ranjan Kumar Majhi reached the spot and pacified the agitators.
Reports suggest that the truck driver was caught by villagers and confined inside a house until police intervention.
Further investigation into the matter is underway.
