Six-year-old killed as car hits auto, pedestrians in Lucknow; accused held

A six-year-old boy was killed, and four people were injured after a school student returning from a farewell party rammed his car into an autorickshaw and pedestrians in the Banthra area in Lucknow, police said on Friday (February 13, 2026).

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Lucknow South) Nipun Agarwal said the accused has been taken into custody and the car impounded. He said the injured are undergoing treatment and are out of danger.

According to the preliminary inquiry, the speeding Swift car, driven by 21-year-old Gaurab Singh, hit an autorickshaw before ploughing into people walking along the roadside near a Hanuman temple at around 6 p.m. on Thursday (February 12, 2026).

The injured were identified as Armaan (12), Awadh Bihari (42), Sadhana Verma (35), Meena Devi (60), and six-year-old Dikshant Patel. All were taken to a hospital for treatment, police said.

Patel, who sustained critical injuries, was referred to another medical facility, where he succumbed to injuries during treatment, police said.