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The Bolero vehicle which knocked down the child. Image Credit - Northeast Now

An eight-year-old boy was knocked down to death by a speeding Bolero vehicle at Joypur in Kokrajhar district on Thursday.

As per information received, the eight-year-old was riding a bicycle near his house when he was hit by a speeding Bolero bearing the registration No AS01-01939.

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The child was rushed to Kokrajhar Rupnath Brahma Civil Hospital but the doctor declared him โ€˜brought deadโ€™.

The Bolero driver identified as Fardul Sheikh was arrested and the vehicle has been seized.

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Rinoy Basumatary is Northeast Now Correspondent in Kokrajhar. He can be reached at: [email protected]