Bihar girl, 3, crushed to death as man reverses car in Jalandhar

A three-year-old girl lost her life in a tragic accident near Medicity Hospital on Khambra road here on Wednesday morning.

The child, identified as Kareena, was fatally injured when she suddenly ran behind a reversing Swift car and was hit.

Eyewitnesses reported that the driver was reversing the vehicle at the time, unaware of the girl’s sudden presence. Despite immediate efforts by the driver to rush her to the nearby hospital, Kareena succumbed to her injuries.

The incident occurred around 10 am when Kareena was playing near her home. Her family, originally from Bihar, has been living in Jalandhar and earns a livelihood through labour.

At the time of the accident, her mother was away on work and her father was said to be in his native village in Bihar.

ASI Kashmir Singh from Sadar Police Station arrived at the scene and took the driver, Gurpreet Singh, into custody.

The vehicle was also seized.

Kareena’s body has been sent to Civil Hospital in Jalandhar for a postmortem examination.

Meanwhile, the accident has left the family devastated. Neighbours revealed that Kareena had been playing near the road and had been sent back inside by her family earlier for safety, but she ventured out again unnoticed.

Her mother, upon hearing the incident, rushed to the scene and was inconsolable.