Three-year-old child fatally knocked down by van in Tirumangalam

A three-year-old child was fatally knocked down near Tirumangalam on Monday. The victim has been identified as S Yeshwanth of Katrampatti village, Tirumangalam block, sources said. Investigations revealed that the ill-fated child along with his mother Bakyalakshmi was traveling to a bank at Alampatti by an auto-rickshaw. After alighting from the auto, Bakyalakshmi did not notice her son crossing the road alone. A van proceeding towards Tirumangalam from Kallupatti hit the victim. The injured child was rushed to Tirumangalam Government Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Based on a complaint, police have filed a case, sources said.