An eight-year-old student of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya died when the car of the school vice-principal hit him in Aman Vihar area of Outer Delhi on Friday. According to the police,the incident occurred in the afternoon when Chand,a student of Class II,was crossing the road near the school. The vice-principal was in the backseat,the car was being driven by her driver. Vice-principal Rajkumari was leaving the school when the accident took place, a police officer said. Chand,a resident of Sultanpuri,had finished his classes nearly half an hour earlier and was playing with his friends outside the school premises. We have seized the car and a case under IPC Section 304A has been registered at the Aman Vihar police station against the driver. Investigations are on, the officer said. The police have also taken down the statements of teachers and eyewitnesses. After the incident,locals staged a protest along with the relatives of the victim against the school administration. They blocked a nearby road for a few hours,accusing the police of inaction.
