Boy dies after being run over by a tram in Kolkata

Kolkata: Irate mob brickbatted a tram and put up a roadblock at Ultadanga area in Kolkata on Sunday as an eight-year-old boy died after being run over by a speeding tram, police said.

As the boy suddenly came on the tram track, the driver failed to check speed and save him, the sources said.

Police immediately rushed to the spot and additional force deployed to bring the situation under control, they said.

Normal traffic was restored in the area shortly.