<p>A three-year-old girl died after coming under a water tanker in a case of hit-and-run in southeastern Bengaluru’s Sarjapur Road at 12.10 pm on Thursday, the HSR Layout traffic police said. </p>.<p>Pratiksha Bhat was playing outside Shwetha Residency in Serenity Layout, Sarjapur Road, when the driver of the tanker (KA 51/AD 5333) reversed all of a sudden, knocking her down.</p>.<p>As she fell down, the right rear wheel of the tanker ran her over, inflicting serious injuries on her head. She died on the spot, according to police. </p>.<p>The tanker driver was heading out after filling up an underground sump at the apartment complex. He clearly acted in a reckless and negligent manner when he decided to reverse the tanker without making sure the path was clear, police said.</p>.<p>To make it worse, he just drove off. Police are making efforts to trace him. </p>.<p>Based on a complaint from the girl’s father Khemraj Bhat, police have taken up a case under IPC Sections 279 (negligent driving), 304(A) (causing death by negligence) and 134 (A and B) read with Section 187 of the Indian Motor Vehicles (IMV) Act.</p>.<p>The IMV section pertains to the duty of a driver in case of an accident. </p>
<p>A three-year-old girl died after coming under a water tanker in a case of hit-and-run in southeastern Bengaluru’s Sarjapur Road at 12.10 pm on Thursday, the HSR Layout traffic police said. </p>.<p>Pratiksha Bhat was playing outside Shwetha Residency in Serenity Layout, Sarjapur Road, when the driver of the tanker (KA 51/AD 5333) reversed all of a sudden, knocking her down.</p>.<p>As she fell down, the right rear wheel of the tanker ran her over, inflicting serious injuries on her head. She died on the spot, according to police. </p>.<p>The tanker driver was heading out after filling up an underground sump at the apartment complex. He clearly acted in a reckless and negligent manner when he decided to reverse the tanker without making sure the path was clear, police said.</p>.<p>To make it worse, he just drove off. Police are making efforts to trace him. </p>.<p>Based on a complaint from the girl’s father Khemraj Bhat, police have taken up a case under IPC Sections 279 (negligent driving), 304(A) (causing death by negligence) and 134 (A and B) read with Section 187 of the Indian Motor Vehicles (IMV) Act.</p>.<p>The IMV section pertains to the duty of a driver in case of an accident. </p>