DPS student crushed under truck

Dubai, Sep 17 (UNI) A nine-year-old Indian boy, student of Delhi Public School (DPS), in Sharjah met with a tragic death after a concrete cement mixer truck crushed him under its wheels outside his home.

Ricki Mathew Verghese, a Grade IV student of the school, which is a branch of Delhi based DPS, was on his way to attend tuition at around 1700 hrs (local time) on Monday when the heavy vehicle, outside an under construction site, reversed without noticing the boy, killing him instantly. The Indian driver of the truck is in custody.

The family was in a state of shock, the Gulf News said.

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