INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
PATNA: A 65-year-old woman was crushed to death while a seven years' old boy of her neighbourhood died in shock when an earthmover engaged
in Patna Metro Rail Project killed her on the roadside of NH-30 in Patna on Sunday
The deceased were identified as Bedamia Devi and Ganesh Kumar.The woman and the child were the residents of the slum area under Agamkuan
According to the incharge of Bypass police station, Birendra Kumar, the woman and the boy were sleeping under the earthmover near NH-30
where the Patna metro rail work is going on
The driver could not see the woman and the boy and moved the earthmover over the woman
She died on the spot while the boy had no injury
However, he also died seemingly due to heart failure
The actual cause would be known after the autopsy report, Kumar said
The bodies were sent to NMCH for postmortem
The machine was seized and the driver arrested
The slum dwellers tried to block traffic on NH-30, but the police managed to pacify them
The people were demanding compensation to the family of the deceased
