Palghar, October 19: A two-year-old boy was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Saturday.

Gurunath Wagh was fatally knocked down by a vehicle outside his home at Kadivali village in Wada taluka on Thursday evening, the official said. Palghar: Tanker Overturns on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, Causes Major Oil Spill (Watch Video).

The Wada police have registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Motor Vehicles Act, the official said, adding that efforts are being made to trace the vehicle and its driver.

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