A seven-year-old boy dies after being hit by a car in Malappuram

Malappuram: A seven-year-old boy, who was hospitalized after being seriously injured in an accident, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday. Muhammed Riksan, son of Nelleri Samir, born in Thalakkadathur, met with an accident on his way to school at around 9.45 am on Friday.

CCTV footage showed a car hitting him and him being crushed between the car and a wall near the Thalakkadathur Ovungal Paral Mosque. The boy was seriously injured in the accident and locals and police took the boy to hospital.

Riksan was under critical condition and succumbed to his injuries on Saturday morning. The police have filed a report of reckless driving against the driver. The body will be handed over to the family after conducting an autopsy at Manjeri Medical College Hospital.