Chennai: A two-year-old child died at a brick kiln in Old Thiruppachur near Tiruvallur on Monday after a tractor operated by his father ran over him.
According to reports, Saravanan, 32, of Kallakurichi, was employed at the brick kiln and lived on the premises with his wife and their two-year-old son, Athiveeran. On Monday evening, Athiveeran was playing near the brick kiln when the accident occurred. While operating a mini loader vehicle in reverse, Saravanan reportedly failed to notice the child behind the vehicle and ran over him.
Workers at the brick kiln immediately rushed the child to Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital. However, doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Following the incident, Tiruvallur Taluk police registered a case and has launched an investigation into the accident.
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