Amritsar: A two-year-old girl was crushed to death under the rear wheel of an 18-wheeler truck after its driver allegedly reversed the vehicle without checking behind, knocking down an electric scooter carrying the child and her mother near India Gate on Saturday morning. The child’s mother sustained minor injuries in the accident.According to a complaint lodged by the child’s father, Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Kalerwal village currently living in Basarke Bhaini, the family was travelling between 6.30 am and 7 am. While Gurpreet was riding a motorcycle, his wife, Poonam Kaur, and their two-year-old daughter, Navpreet Kaur, were travelling on an electric scooter.When they reached near India Gate, Poonam parked the scooter by the roadside. Meanwhile, the driver of a truck parked nearby allegedly reversed the vehicle without checking for oncoming traffic. The truck struck the scooter, throwing the mother and daughter onto the road. In the impact, the truck’s rear wheel ran over Navpreet, killing her on the spot.Poonam escaped with minor injuries. People present at the scene caught hold of the truck driver following the accident. Police are taking further action in the case.
