Ballia (UP), Jul 23 (PTI) A six-year-old boy was killed after a car lost control and mowed him down in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia on Wednesday morning, police said.

The accident occurred on the Nagara-Majhwara road in the Hanuman Chatti area, around 75 kilometres from the district headquarters, they said.

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According to police, Shailesh Vsihwakarma, from Kasaundar, had dropped off his son Om Vishwakarma (6) to school on a motorcycle.

The child had got off the motorcycle and was about to enter the school premises when an overspeeding car swerved to avoid a cyclist, lost control and veered off into the opposite lane, hitting the child, they added.

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The car then crashed into an electric pole. Om was injured in the accident and was taken to a hospital in Mau and later referred to Varanasi, where he died during treatment.

The car has been impounded and the body has been sent for post-mortem, Station House Officer Hitesh Kumar said. Further legal proceedings are underway.

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