A driver along with a three-year-old child was killed after a tractor-trolley overturned and fell into a roadside ditch here on Tuesday. The incident was reported around 6 pm in Uparaela village in the Alapur area, they said.
The driver, Charan Singh (34), was hired by one Anokhe Lal, who owns a cement shop, to transport building materials. The child identified as Siddharth was Lal's son, police said.
"At around 6 pm, Singh, along with Siddharth, was on his way to a local market when he noticed a stationary truck on the road. In an attempt to avoid a collision with an oncoming motorcycle, Singh swerved the tractor-trolley and lost control," Alapur Police Station SHO Dhananjay Singh said.
The tractor-trolley overturned and fell into a ditch killing the child instantly while the driver was taken to a hospital where he died during treatment, SHO further added.