Times News NetworkKanpur: A 20-year-old medical student was killed after a speeding tractor hit and ran over him while he waited for an auto in Kalyanpur here on Wednesday morning. Passers-by caught the driver as he tried to flee with the tractor.Aman Singh (20) had left his Keshavpuram home around 7 am for college and was waiting for an auto after crossing Dalhan crossing when the tractor hit him, his elder brother Pawan said. Police took Aman to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. They recovered his mobile phone and informed his family before sending the body for post-mortem.Aman, the younger son of farmer Devpal Singh and Kiran, was studying anaesthesia. He lived with Pawan, who runs a hospital, while their parents live in Rampur Taluka village in Rasoolabad, Kanpur Dehat.Passers-by chased the tractor, caught its driver and alerted Dial-112. Police later found that the tractor’s number plate belonged to another vehicle. The actual registration number of the tractor is being investigated.Kalyanpur Station House Officer Kishor Kumar Tiwari said the driver has been taken into custody and a case has been registered on the family’s complaint. Further action would be based on the post-mortem report and investigation findings, he said.
