India, Nov. 12 -- A 17-year-old boy was killed after the scooty he was riding was hit by another vehicle in the Nagrota area of Jammu district late Wednesday night, officials said.

An official said that the teenager was injured after the scooty he was travelling on was hit by another vehicle in Nagrota, Jammu, reported news agency KNO.

He was shifted to Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, where doctors declared him brought dead. The deceased was later identified as Nihal (17), a resident of Nagrota.

Meanwhile, an investigation has been initiated into the incident, while the body will be handed over to the family after medico-legal formalities.

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