An eight-year-old girl was tragically crushed to death by a tractor in Ghosipura village on Sunday morning, after a child allegedly turned the key of the parked vehicle while a group of children were playing near it.
Accident Details
Police stated that the accident appeared to be accidental. According to locals, a group of children was playing near the parked tractor when it suddenly moved forward and ran over Ayesha. She succumbed to her injuries on the way to the hospital.
Father's Account
Her father, Shahrukh, explained that he had left the tractor with the key inserted as he was about to leave for the fields and had briefly gone inside the house for some work. One of the children playing there turned the key, causing the tractor to start. It moved forward and ran over my daughter Ayesha, he said. He added, We rushed her to Dehradun, but she died later the same day.
Aftermath
The family later brought the body back home and performed the last rites. Bhagwan Singh Mahar, in-charge of Manglaur police station, said that police had not received any formal complaint so far, but added that the incident had come to their notice and an inquiry was underway.
