Delhi schoolboy run over by van that dropped him home

New Delhi: A three-and-half-year-old boy was killed here on Tuesday when he was run over by his school van that had dropped him home, police said.

The incident occurred around 2 p.m. in Civil Lines area in north Delhi when Abhiran was dropped by the school van outside his house, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Madhur Verma told IANS.

"The driver then ran over Abhiran while reversing because he failed to notice that the child was standing behind the vehicle," Verma said.

"The boy was declared brought dead in hospital," he said.

The police has arrested the driver, identified as Rahul, 28, and also seized his vehicle.