KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 17 — An eight-year-old boy was killed after being struck by a lorry while retrieving a ball that had rolled onto the road in Kampung Surau Haji Daud here this afternoon.
Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said police received a report from a member of the public at 4.10pm about an accident involving a lorry and a pedestrian.
“Preliminary investigations found that the incident occurred at about 3.40pm when the lorry driver, travelling from Kampung Surau Haji Daud, struck the victim, who had suddenly run onto the road to retrieve a ball that had rolled onto it.
“The victim died at the scene from severe injuries to various parts of his body,” he said in a statement today.
Azli said the victim, a pupil of Sekolah Kebangsaan Kubang Ikan, had been taken to the Forensic Department of Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. — Bernama
*Editor’s note: The abbreviation ACP stands for Assistant Commissioner of Police.