A 12-year-old boy riding his bicycle home from tuition was run over when a dumper crashed into him near Artist Village in Sector 8, CBD Belapur. The road, designated as a no-heavy-vehicle zone for residential purposes, previously had a height barricade to restrict such vehicles. However, the height barricade was removed, allowing dumpers and other heavy vehicles to use the stretch due to ongoing maintenance work in recent weeks.
 
The boy had been specifically instructed to avoid main roads and use internal roads for safety, but negligence on the part of the dumper driver led to the fatal incident. The driver fled the scene after the accident on Wednesday and remains absconding. mid-day attempted to speak with the victim’s family, but they were too distraught to comment. A family friend, however, said, “The nuisance of heavy vehicles is to blame. If only authorities had been more careful, this tragedy could have been avoided.”

The accident spot