India, Sept. 7 -- A 12-year-old girl riding pillion with her father on a scooter was killed after a truck ran her over when a speeding motorcyclist hit their two-wheeler on the Sohna-Palwal road on Saturday morning, police said.

The deceased was identified as Himani Sharma, a Class 6 student of a reputed private school, who was on her way to school when the accident took place between 7.30am and 7.45am near Sancholi village, barely 2km from the school.

Police said Somdev Sharma, a resident of Silani, was riding the scooter and taking his daughters, Himani and Ashika, 10, to school. Investigators said that a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction collided with their scooter, causing all three to fall.

Sandeep Turan, public relati...