Tragedy struck Wadala Saturday evening as a 4-year-old boy, Ayush Kinwade, was fatally struck by an SUV. Nineteen-year-old driver Bhushan Gole has been detained and is being questioned by police. Ayush, who lived on a footpath with his grandmother, was declared dead on arrival at KEM Hospital.
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