Sharjah, Feb. 14 -- A two-year-old Indian boy who was in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a visitor visa to meet his expat father has died after being hit by a car outside his family's apartment in Sharjah, according to media reports.

The child, identified as Alan Rumi, was the only son of Sherafudheen and Safna, natives of Nelloli in Chattiparamba, Malappuram district of Kerala. He had arrived in the UAE with his mother last month on a short-term visa to spend time with his father, who works as a salesman with a company under the Talal Group.

The accident occurred shortly after 7 pm on Wednesday, February 11, near the family's residence. According to a report by Gulf News, the toddler was outside the building with his mother when he m...