Kid dies after being hit by battery-operated vehicle at Hyderabad zoo

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Hyderabad, December 26: A two-year-old boy died when a battery-operated vehicle hit him on the premises of the Nehru Zoological Park here, police said on Wednesday.

The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon when the boy had gone to the zoo along with members of his family, they said.

The driver of the vehicle was arrested on Wednesday on charges of driving the vehicle allegedly in a rash and negligent manner resulting in the child’s death, police said.

The family was returning after seeing the animals when the vehicle hit him.

The child was rushed to a nearby hospital but he died on the way, a police official said. PTI