9-year-old boy succumbs to injuries after truck hits scooter

Pune: A 9-year-old boy, who was critically injured after a truck hit the scooter he was travelling on with his two elder sisters on June 6, succumbed to his injuries during treatment at a hospital on Tuesday night.The victim, Pavan Bodare, lost his sisters Sejal (17) and Akshara (15), who were killed on the spot. The accident happened at Chadhar Phata on the Nira-Morgaon Road, about 100km from Pune.The siblings, who hailed from Phaltan taluka in Satara district, were on their way to their maternal uncle’s house at Murti village in Baramati taluka. A truck coming from the opposite direction hit their scooter, killing Sejal and Akshara.“Pavan, who sustained severe injuries, was first admitted to a hospital in Baramati. He was later shifted to a hospital in Pune, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment,” a police officer said.