Mumbai, October 1: A 13-year-old girl on way to school was killed while her father suffered injuries when a speeding dumper knocked them down in Mumbai on Tuesday morning, a police official said.

The incident took place on Film City Road in Goregaon area at 6.45 am, the police said, adding some locals later caught hold of the dumper driver and handed him over to police. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Woman Thrashes Husband, Gives Him Electric Shock for Taking Away Her Phone in Mainpuri; Case Registered.

Minor Girl Killed, Father Injured in Accident

The girl was going to school with her father on a motorcycle when the dumper suddenly hit their vehicle, the official said. The minor, identified as Vanmai More, received a head injury and died on the spot. Hyderabad Shocker: Upset Over Not Being Taken to Wedding, Teenage Girl Dies by Suicide in Kachiguda; Probe Launched.

Her father was also injured and taken to a hospital where he was recuperating, a Dindoshi police official said. An investigation was on into the incident, the police added.

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