UP: Two-year-old girl killed after being hit by school van in Ballia, driver arrested

Ballia (UP), Dec 12 (PTI) A girl died on Friday morning after being hit by a school vehicle here, police said.

The victim has been identified as Budhiya Paswan (2).

According to the police, the girl was hit by a four-wheeler of a private school near Narayangarh village and died on the spot.

Revati Police Station House Officer Rajesh Bahadur Singh said a police team reached the spot shortly after the incident. The vehicle has been seized and the child's body has been sent for post-mortem examination.

Singh said a case has been registered against the driver, identified as Rajesh Yadav, based on a complaint lodged by the girl's father, Aalha Paswan.

The driver has been taken into custody, he added. PTI COR NAV AKY