Five-year-old boy killed, his parents injured as truck hits motorbike in Palghar

The police said a dumper truck took a sharp turn, hitting the motorbike on which the family was travelling

A five-year-old boy was killed on the spot, while his parents were injured when the motorbike on which they were travelling met with an accident at Boisar in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Tuesday morning, police said.

The police said a dumper truck took a sharp turn, hitting the motorbike on which the family was travelling. Due to the impact, the child fell off the two-wheeler and was crushed by the dumper.

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His parents were injured in the accident and rushed to a hospital for treatment, they added.

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