A four-year-old boy died and his grandmother was seriously injured after a speeding motorcycle hit them while they were walking to buy vegetables in Ghaziabad’s Tronica City area on Thursday evening, police said. The two motorcycle riders allegedly fled after abandoning the vehicle at the scene.
The crash took place in Pooja Colony under the Tronica City police station area at around 4.30 pm. The woman, identified as Mithilesh, was walking with her grandson Saransh, who lived with his family in the area, when the motorcycle carrying two men struck them around 100 metres from their home.
Both victims fell on the road and suffered injuries to their heads, backs and hands. Family members took them to the Loni Joint Hospital, where doctors referred them to a higher medical centre because of the seriousness of their condition. They were subsequently taken to Delhi’s GTB Hospital.
Doctors at GTB Hospital declared Saransh dead after examination. Mithilesh remains under treatment, according to the report. The child’s body has been sent for post-mortem examination.
The motorcycle involved in the collision has been taken into police custody. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Loni, Ramkishan, said officers were searching for the two riders who fled the spot. He said action would be taken and a case would be registered after a complaint was received.
The crash occurred on a local route used by residents to access a nearby market. The account supplied by the police and the report does not provide details about the road’s speed limits, traffic controls, lighting or whether the motorcycle riders had been identified. It also does not state whether the vehicle’s registration details led investigators to a specific owner.
Police investigation will determine the circumstances of the collision and the responsibility of the riders. The immediate official steps are the post-mortem examination, continued treatment of the injured woman, seizure of the motorcycle and efforts to trace the two men.
