Child dies in tractor crash

Kathmandu : A child has died after being hit by a tractor in Lahan Municipality-19 of Siraha district.

The deceased has been identified as Aahiq Yadav, a two-and-a-half-year-old son of Ajay Yadav of Lahan Municipality-19.

A child playing in front of his own house was hit by a tractor. The boy, who was critically injured in the accident, died on the way to Ram Kumar Uma Prasad Memorial Hospital in Lahan for treatment.

Police said that the tractor and its driver were taken under control.