Mumbai: Boy crushed to death by car in Dombivli; one held

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A 14-year-old boy was crushed to death after a car ran over him at a sports complex in Dombivli town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place around 5 pm on Friday, when the victim, Prashant Mishra, was playing on the ground at the complex with other children, an official said.

The police have arrested Jayesh Nerlekar (35), who was driving the car inside the complex and ran over the boy, killing him on the spot, he said.

The victim's body was sent for post-mortem and an offence under relevant sections of the IPC was registered against the accused, the official added.

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