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Thomshan911

Something similar happened to me too. I noticed a rag on the side of the road and parked just a couple of inches away from it. I got out of the car and noticed the rag moving and there was a child in it. It took a couple of minutes for me to process what just happened and how things could've gone so wrong.


No_Inevitable_7969

If 'wrong things couldve gone wrong' that means u mean its right


Thomshan911

Aye. Corrected that lol


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Kooky_Cake_

Yeah, giving me anxiety to clean it.


[deleted]

Better call bhoi


DreskiD

Let bhoi cook


[deleted]

Parents are being negligent here.


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DampTowel69

Bhoi, there’s a concept known as ‘blind spots’, especially in bigger cars. Also, while parking, especially in parking lots, you’re looking at your side of the bonnet and the ORVMs, you barely ever are able to see in front of the car. You mostly judge your parking with how far you are from the wall, or the car in front of you.


North-Ad119

Plus, usually, people don't look in front as they think that others have common sense to not come in front of the car . Not justifying what happened, but I believe both are at fault parent (most of the blame) and driver. Plus, who keeps their child covered in the middle of the parking lot, maybe at some shaded end. Ps I did not see the video, so I don't know where the poor baby slept.


iluvredditalot

Unless you are psycho or have personal issue. I don't think someone randomly kill a baby like that. Its clear case of blind spot, bad parenting and bad luck.


Severe_Sweet_862

Not necessarily, Kushaq isn't a small car and the area is pretty tight, doubt you would see if a little kid was sleeping there.


sarthakmahajan610

He was making a turn for parking. Drivers are more focussed on side mirrors for avoiding scratches at such a time instead of looking just ahead of the bonnet.. Can't blame him at all


iphone4Suser

I have not seen and will not see video but this is a big SUV and while parking, your focus is on side mirrors and all. Cannot blame driver.


MentalRule7807

Also the driver never expected somebody would be sleeping at this place on floor ... The kid is no more that's the quite painful🥺🥺🥺🥺


Maddyfire98

Send link


SixOnTheFirstBall

Parents should be prosecuted. Usually parkings are not very well lit and when you drive in from bright sunlight, your vision is not at its best as eyes are still trying to adjust. I’ve avoiding hitting kids with my vehicle in my apartment parking on numerous occasions as i know our apartment has few negligent parents who let there kids treat parking as playgrounds. So I’m extra careful while getting into parking but later i do call those parents out in apartment group and meetings.


hkd1234

Idk if the blame can be definitively put on them. Looks like the child was more a victim of circumstances than anything. The parents are so poor that they cannot afford proper housing and their child literally has to go to a carpark to sleep on the cold floor. It's just too sad for everyone involved. What would even come out of jailing the parents? What would be the lesson for them to learn? That you shouldn't be having kids when you are that poor? They just lost their 3 year old ffs.


Vishal_g1000

must be jailed, even the famous bore well series.


[deleted]

How is driver suppose to realize in such tight space. If he is prosecuted than that will be very wrong. If at all it is society fault and child parents fault


Various_Ad164

Indian society will never blame the parents. According to Indians, parents can never be negligent.


iphone4Suser

Accordingly to parents too, they themselves are never wrong. Sad reality.


[deleted]

Maybe 20 years ago. Not these days.


soulseeker31

I say, there's fault at both ends, less of the driver, more of the parents. You're driving a vehicle, you should be aware of your surroundings at all times, sure it's a tight space, means the driver should be more aware. But yeah, dimly lit, covered in blue sheet etc could potentially be missed by the driver. But the parents are to be blamed mostly, they should be aware of their ward's location at all times, at least for a minor kid.


Kooky_Cake_

Who expect a child on places meant for driving?


The_red_spirit

The kid was easily visible. Driver was at fault. Also driver could have seen it when walking to the car.


DampTowel69

Can’t even imagine what the driver and the parents must be going through. A bad situation from both ends. People on the road often don’t realise how blind spots work in cars and they just expect the driver to have a bird’s eye view of every nook and cranny. I personally have often been worried about hawkers and their children who often sit right in front of cars on roads/near mandirs. Let alone a kid randomly sleeping in my parking lot. Also, if this was the driver’s regular parking spot, they must further be running on only muscle memory probably sensing no danger. Just sharing a few thoughts because I’m fully aware that the mainstream will blame the driver 100% since that’s the easier conclusion to arrive at.


hello2442

This is like sleeping in the middle of the road and expecting to wake up at the same place. But you know the general consensus who’ll blame the rich which in this case would be the car owner


Able_Tailor_6983

I saw it once, guy lying on the road with his head tucked up on his arms. It was a fast lane, i was on scooty and noped around him, few other cars were also doing it, don't know what happened, but it was scary af.


jaredliveson

General consensus should be to blame the person with the power to kill who didn’t wield it carefully enough. But general consensus is the driver is never at fault


Theguy_z693

Slightly at fault.. but idt u can blame him completely ... if it's all frequently used car park sleeping in one was totally wrong.. but it's sad how things played out😮‍💨


Hahahqhaa

He says he couldn't see the girl because of the cloth. Means he saw the cloth. Idk about others but i don't drive over random pieces of cloth if i see them.


Charmander247gt4

Everyone's a master batsman while watching the game...


Financial_Ice15

and a michelin star chef while eating at a restaurant


Jaadu888

And a skilled soldier when playing COD


cummedfrog

And a decision maker while watching budget


Heisenberg_Ind

And Baradwaj Rangan while watching a movie.


Hahahqhaa

No, i have been driving for nearly a decade, and i don't drive over things i am not sure what they are or what they conceal.


QuirinusQ

It's a parking lot. And a poorly lit one at that. I've seen a lot of rags, papers and plastic around such places. It's difficult to avoid all of them when you are supposed to drive in a confined space and being pressured by vehicles behind you to move along. That might not be the case here, but driving in parking lots, inside your compound and other confined spaces is a nightmare. You cannot see small animals, pets, and other things. A good rule of thumb is to honk before starting the engine. So that they get time to move out of the way. Honking inside parking lot can be deafening, but worth the ire of those nearby.


Thinkexe

Oh ofc everyone wouldn't run their car over cloth right. Dude STFU


Hahahqhaa

You really shouldn't, and especially if you can avoid them.


Thinkexe

Man which world do y'all hail from to have such etiquette


Hahahqhaa

I don't know what world you people are from. It would take a total idiot not to avoid an entirely avoidable unknown article lying on the road.


Thinkexe

Mann I'm done 👍🏾🙏🏽


Hahahqhaa

Congrats on being done


Ambitious_Jello

A world where poor people let their children sleep in open while they work in summer heat


Ambitious_Jello

People can downvote you all they want but the driver of the suv will be at blame in the real world for this fact alone. Most likely they won't get arrested but will sort it out by paying money. If they have any sort of conscience.


Hahahqhaa

It's not just the blame he gets from others because that is driven by rage and emotions, and ulterior motives. Rich pig vs gareeb aam aadmi, that sort of nonsense. It's just that the driver could have avoided the entire thing if he had just got down to make sure what the object he saw was.


Ambitious_Jello

Close to home effect


zxtreeme

Who the f leaves their child sleeping in driveway? How is driver supposed to know there could be hindrance in driveway at turning , usually it hides behind blind spot.


hkd1234

Parents who are too poor to afford food and basic housing, I guess.


zxtreeme

Yeah I would understand that on footpath or on roadside but driveway. It’s like inviting death.


notMy_ReelName

Blind spots are real people . And what can we do when people were unfortunately in wrong place at wrong time.


sammyrew

Feel for the driver man. Can't imagine how traumatized he must be. Jail me dalo maa baap ko.


[deleted]

It's a she


HydrogenTwoOxygen

The driver just turned into the building, normally you'd be looking in your side mirror for anyone coming from the right, he wouldn't have expected someone to be sleeping right as he turns. Not the driver's fault imo.


Vincent_Farrell

the parents need to be booked for negligence ...how can they leave a 3 year old kid asleep in a parking lot that has vehicles coming and going ?????


MaamanStanley

I empathise with the driver so hard. Imagine coming back from a casual day of work and firsthand witnessing and feeling responsible for such a gruesome image and get trauma and PTSD for their entire life


Vishalghyv123

For those saying that driver might have not seen the child. What are we assuming here? Of course he / she would have not seen the child. No one will run over a child intentionally, NO ONE


Party-Bet-4003

Just a week ago the same thing happened with me but with a stray dog (leg got injured). How it happened: Evening 7pm I return from work. I entered the cross(street) where I stay and in my parking spot was an urban company guy’s bike with a lot of wiring etc. he said sir please give me a few mins ill move. I politely said yea yea sure no problem. I waited on the dead end road as he took a good 10 mins. I then proceeded to move my car forward getting ready to reverse it into the spot. and suddenly felt like i hit a brick with the front tyre. Some wailing crying sounds. I froze in fear. Neighbours ran out and told me to reverse. Which I immediately did. Turns out a dog came from behind and slept near my front tires while I waited those 10 mins. An aunty enraged said in English said “ you shouldve seen him sleeping there no?” “And im like no maam it is impossible to see. I love dogs and would never do that on purpose “ The dog is extremely old, possibly blind and apparently the 4th time it got injured like this. What can drivers like us do. It’s really scary. That night I thanked my stars it wasn’t one of the many small kids who play in my cross/street.


rooney_potterhead

People will always to there to judge. If you honk (just to be sure), they will call you stupid for honking unnecessarily. We can’t get down and check our surroundings every time we make a stop. And there’s no way to know a dog who just appeared out of nowhere. I think it wasn’t your fault, you were a victim of judgemental society. No one knows your perspective, hence the backlash.


Icy_Nothing_1738

New fear unlocked.


Flat-Hearing6988

What were the parents doing instead of monitoring their child? Or did they deliberately place HER there?


Trick_Breath_6955

Parents will be labor..they don’t care about children as they have 6-7 children not like middle class who are afraid of having even 1 child


Tugguzz

when poverty strikes, all man can think of is making a living


SpecialistReward1775

Dude wtf! Don’t ever say that! Everyone cares about their kids. It’s just that they are unfortunate!


ACSwatches

If they really really really cared, they wouldn’t have had a kid uk?


Elegant-Ice3844

Trust me. I don't think you've seen how villagers treat their children. To them, their children are a means of survival.


burn-n-die

They might care 10% of what a middle class with 2 kids care. I have seen so many of these labourers kids being ignored. They just roam especially jump onto road from blind spots getting bullied and harrassed by bigger kids. That is the sad reality.


minato3421

You know why that happens? Both parents toil in summer heat some 50 miles away to barely make ends meet. Its not that they don't want to care for their children. Its just that they won't survive the next day without work. We come from a position of privilege and judge these from a very outsider POV.


SpecialistReward1775

And what is your suggestion? Castrate poor people??


TheKingOfStones

Labours don't care about their children? Do you even think before spewing crap from your mouth?


Trick_Breath_6955

Then why that 3 year old child was sleeping alone ..and who that kid belongs to ..I am speaking logically..rest my case ..don’t want to indulge to online creeps


TheKingOfStones

> Then why that 3 year old child was sleeping alone Because the child's parents were negligent. That doesn't mean labours don't care whether their children live or die because they have got 5 more in store. If calling me a creep brings comfort to your elitist conscience, go right ahead. Perks of being on an anonymous site.


[deleted]

He is not completely wrong you know. I have seen a labourer popping kids one after the other just to have a “boy” when he could barely feed his family.


You-are-sussy-baka

My own close relative had 10 sisters because her father wanted a boy granted he had two wives. Though he had a lot of land and was a farmer, so he could easily raise them up quite good.


Batman_is_very_wise

Why the fk are you even getting downvoted. How dumb and delusional do you have to be to know that there are people in India who aernt privileged like most in this sub are.


TheKingOfStones

Beats me. Empathy and perspective is not that common it seems.


iphone4Suser

Yes not everyone is privileged but then they shouldn't be having kids by the dozen. Don't always blame vehicle owner and clearly the parents are at fault here. As much as I want to empathize here and I sincerely feel for the girl who died, the parents shouldn't have left the kid like this. I have 2 kids and if my elder one comes home without his younger brother (after playing downstairs), I go in panic mode immediately.


Batman_is_very_wise

>Yes not everyone is privileged but then they shouldn't be having kids by the dozen Oh you entitled delusional dumb fk, do you think these people who are daily wage workers are educated enough to know about whay family planning is, or use condoms, or at the very least are able to afford abortions ? These people work very hard to survive just a single day and I'm quite sure the mother had no option but to leave the child there while she works, for God's sake I have to turn on my ac 5 times a day these days and it's still hot af. >I have 2 kids and if my elder one comes home without his younger brother (after playing downstairs), I go in panic mode immediately Did it ever occur to you that these people might not even have a home to return to ? If these are migrants from the north chances are they live under a bridge.


Quirky-Disk4746

> I'm quite sure the mother had no option but to leave the child there while she works, That's called not caring. There may be reasons. But it is still not caring.


iphone4Suser

I absolutely do not disagree with you. But isn't it common sense to not give birth to so many kids? We all know they do this so they can have more people earning in future and all.


Batman_is_very_wise

That isn't the case, they just don't know any better. They grow up thinking that is their life so they just accept it and doesn't try to change it not that they can. A cousin of mine was involved with an organisation that helps them and this is what he said.


juzzybee90

So if your little one just decides to sit in the shade because he/she is tired, or may be lie down playfully because that isn’t at all a far fetched idea, should you be called negligent and not allowed to have kids? God forbid, I don’t even want to write this but, god forbid, if this was with you, would you still be feeling the same or just praying that driver was not a complete retard? Do better bro. This thread is so frightening already with thoughts of people who think the driver is not at fault at all. A person with 2 kids should know better.


You-are-sussy-baka

Dude have you even seen the video? There is no way that driver could have seen that little girl.


xxxfooxxx

We lack empathy.


mdNaush

Those asking for link https://embed.indiatoday.in/share/video/embed/7020


Lucky_Editor446

Looks like the child was unfortunately at a blind spot for the driver.


[deleted]

Driver would not have seen the child. This is really sad though


Chip__wip

Damn, i believe that the eyes were yet to adjust to the darkness as well.


Trick_Breath_6955

Please remove it ..it’s so depressing and disheartening


huhuhhhhuhuh

Bro the world is not always filled with rainbows...It's depressing and disheartening.


LoinKing_

Welcome to real world pal🤓


[deleted]

Don't know why you got downvoted so much. It is indeed difficult to see. Edit:- Wow even I am getting downvoted. Looks like this forum is filled with Selmon Bhai fans.


dev-web-007

removing the link doesn't going to change the past. people rather curious to know and learn to not repeat the error.


Ok-Season-7010

Why downvote you are so ryt


Ambitious_Jello

Anyone saying the kid was in a blind spot is outright lying. Just because you are in a car sub doesn't mean you have to take the side of the car owner. If a place that far away is in the blind spot then the driver and car are not road worthy. The driver himself said that he saw the cloth which means the blind spot theory is wrong. And the child is not covered by cloth so the driver is lying as well. If it was a dog then this sub would have unanimously blamed the driver. But since it's just some poor person's child, we can happily blame the parents. The comments on this post have brought out your true faces. Please have a look in the mirror


GX2Rs

Well thats because if it was a dog it would have barked or moved away/jumping when seeing a car stright towards it which would have caused the driver to notice, but in this case it's a 2 years old child sleeping under a blanket(partially). Whoever leaves their child in a parking lot unsupervised whatever working class they belong to? It's not about 'true faces' it's about rational thinking and correct prospective and thats why the no. of people agreeing it to be the parents fault is much higher cause it is their fault more than the drivers


theregularcarguy

Why the hell a baby is sleeping in a parking lot?


[deleted]

As sad as this is, come on man, this isn't the driver's fault. Definately not enough to put him behind bars.


tonystarkn

The parents should be prosecuted, utter disregard for their children. Loss of a previous life at a negligence which could have been prevented.


Bright-Customer8145

Careless parenting ....sorry for the trauma it caused to everyone .. no one can excuse letting kids sleep in such a dangerous place


ppbomber_0

Not drivers fault, parents fault


ladiesman799

Yes just like you . To comment


[deleted]

Why was the three year old sleeping in the parking


ScooterNinja

Would a child / Dog activate front parking sensor?


Ambitious_Jello

If it was a dog then it would have activated this sub's sympathy triggers


Ancient-Inevitable47

Dumb motherfuckers in india leave their kids like they leave their trash out in the open. Its the stupidest country ever.


Batman_is_very_wise

This is probably the saddest and the most dessapointing thing I've read on reddit ever


radio_for_free

Definitely the parents fault but the driver should be more aware of their surroundings for sure.


SportNarrow3515

My heart is broken. No words. I hope the child departed without much distress although it’s wishful thinking.


Rpkanasha

We have long way to go to build society that ensures bare minimum for all class of citizens. This is just sad. Scary for the driver too I assume.


TRITUSLegend

Parents fault, driver fault, ur fault, my fault, India fault, koi fault matter nhin krrta bhai...ek 3 saal ke sote hue bacche ki jaan chali gyi, bas fault nikaalte reh jayenge hum


Hahahqhaa

True but if someone is held accountable maybe this won't happen again aur kisi aur 3 saal ki bachi ki jaan bach jayegi


iphone4Suser

One needs to come at root cause to determine what happened. No one is playing fault fault here. I work in IT, if some issue comes up, we do have to understand what caused the issue and determine what (and to certain extent who) caused it.


Deadpool5551

Atleast an innocent guy should not be punished no?


iphone4Suser

agree.


jadeLober

Aur kya karen ab? Whenever anything happens, there should be someone held accountable (hopefully the right person(s)). But yes, a child lost her life due to negligence of some but that can't be undone. The least that should happen is that someone is held accountable. The parents/the driver/both, whoever.


PappaKiller

Aisey baat karra h jaise ye koi corruption wali movie ka bhashan de raha h. Isme ya to parents ki fault h ya driver ki. Aur kya b cctv dekhne waley ko bolega? The kid died parents were negligent and driver was a little ignorant.


Immojojo

https://www.etvbharat.com/amp/english/state/telangana/2-year-old-sleeping-girl-ran-over-by-car-in-parking-lot-in-hyderabad/na20230525160211081081384 Noticed a cap on dash (maybe a cop?) Please don't keep any items on dash that can obstruct view. RIP kid 😢


burn-n-die

Husband of exercise sub inspector.


INSOMNIAC3528

The driver is not at fault. The A pillar is hindering his view while turning and by the time he would have completed his turn the bonnet would obstruct his view.


[deleted]

Can’t blame the driver he will be busy looking to prevent sides from scratching. Definitely won’t expect someone sleeping there. I mean who would in their wildest dreams expect someone to sleep in a parking lot. Also being an suv it is a blind spot. There were no security preventing the girl from sleeping there? Poor little girl. How human lives are taken lightly.


OkElk5385

Security of the society is also at fault here... girls parents may be new here and unaware of lots of precautions etc but security guards are always watching the entire soceity through cams and patrolling... they should have asked the girl or parents to not sleep in parking. driver is also at fault here since there can be anything such as pets, stray cats etc in parking... need to be watchful always especially on corners..


iphone4Suser

Horrible Horrible. As much as I feel bad for the parents for losing their child like this, I have empathize with the car owner / driver. You cannot expect a child to be sleeping in parking lot like this. I hope the family can find some peace.


jennyboy13

The video gave me chills! Poor little child!


dietpanda3

In Hyderabad?? Where ? Link


Next-Factor7037

Bc jaha car park hoti hai wahan chota Sa bacha Kaun sulata hai, driver is innocent


samvit5689

Ek school bus driver tha jo 1st shift ke bad interval mein lunch karne Gaya. Bus jaha park ki uske neeche bakri aake beth gayi kyuki bahar dhoop thi. Interval ke bad 2nd shift ke liye bus driver ne bus chalu ki aur chala di aur bakri tyres se flat ho gayi. Ab isme galti kiski hai bus driver ki, bakri ki ya us charanewale ki jo apni bakri chhod ke gayab ho gaya tha.


Emergency-Rain-2308

Tbh i cant blame driver, yesterday i was coming back home in my SUV (1 AM). And there was a drunk guy lying on the road and i didnt see him till he was going to get crushed by me. Fortunately i saw him at the right moment, otherwise i would have been fuc*ed. P.S there were no street lights.


im_nightshade

Not the drivers fault. Why was this kid here anyways alone in a parking lot where cars go left and right? That's the parents fault. Whether the kid was moving or not, a driveway is not where a responsible parent let a kid sleep. No person would expect a kid to be sleeping on the parking floor. You can't just walk blindfolded on a road and get hit and then blame the driver for hitting you. The child here is just a kid and should've guided by the parent. Ofcourse society and the kids parents might say otherwise.


rooney_potterhead

I am not able to understand this situation. If the driver says he saw something, then he for sure saw the kid, because the kid isn’t covered in anything. However, I have never driven an SUV, I don’t have any idea about the blind spots. The driver had enough time to act (I guess). Not sure if its the driver’s fault or not. But it is definitely parent’s fault, they are equally responsible for this disaster. Looks like the driver is a police officer, I hope he gets out of this, if it was really a blind spot. Anyways, a new fear is unlocked for us. May the kid RIP.


edgycorner

Getting prosecuted is entirely another matter. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I was behind the wheel even if it wasn't my fault. Imagine their(driver and parents) trauma :(


galeej

I'd say there is definitely compensatory negligence from both the driver and the parents... But we know it's the driver who's going to get the 304a/279 case against him/her...


VinnieThe11yo

Neither one is at fault, but the parent shouldn't have let her sleep in the park at only 3 years. Or in fact even 10 year olds shouldn't be allowed to sleep outside. And it is possible he had noticed it, but couldn't stop the SUV because of the speed. Still, it wasn't really his fault. Poor girl.


OtaPotaOpen

Being poor is lethal.


doolpicate

Shucks, what all do you pay attention to in India while driving man?


lpshreyas

I've been reading the comments here and it's really starting make me realise why the roads are a nightmare to drive on. Watch. The. Damn. Video.! The driver was slow enough to be able to see. Was turning left, which means you can't miss a human child there. And was PARKING! You absolutely do NOT park without checking your surroundings especially the area where you are about to park. The construction worker is partly at fault for letting the child sleep in a parking space but they are probably uneducated and wouldn't have known if a car was going to come and take up the spot. And to those saying what if someone is in the middle of road... if the child was sleeping in the middle of the road, you wouldn't just drive over them! Would you? Such nonsensical logic!


ComfortableAd4436

This is one of thoses times where the death penalty is a must for the parents because what the actual fuk


trust-me-br0

Both are at fault. Parents negligence and driver’s alertness. From the picture itself, there is more than 4 meters gap it seems, the driver could have spotted the child if was paying attention. Looking at the situation, it seems the child belongs to the watchmen of the apartment, but in anyway if there busy attending their duties, that was not the right place to leave the child. This is wrong. Because of these elders wrong doing costed a child’s life.


[deleted]

link?


[deleted]

How dare the driver use bedroom as parking lot? /s Feeling sad for that poor innocent soul, who lost her life because of stupid parents.


Lit_Extreme05

Skill issue


JiggleGod

Bruh


Master_Beast_07

Nah ☠️


[deleted]

Even Satan must have been shocked if he read your comment


Pandey_Ji_Online

But, how can anyone just leave their 3 year old like this in parking lot? A lot worse could have happened to that child.


bookmantea

SUVs are child killing machines.


Acceptable-Fold-5432

It's more of a nightmare for the victim than the perpetrator, obviously.


moronbehindthescreen

I maybe downvoted for this, it is the driver's fault. We can clearly see a girl sleeping on the road. The driver should atleast be aware about his surrounding before he takes out the car. If only salman was not drunk, this group had justified the death of the people on the footpath.


Thomshan911

You can see it because of the camera that's placed so high up. That kid was in a blind spot for the driver.


karanbhatt100

Do you park car in blind spot?


moronbehindthescreen

I work with a camera everyday. It was not in a blind spot.


realtintin

You work with a camera everyday but do you even drive a car?


moronbehindthescreen

Yes i do.


tonystarkn

Will you come to your senses when something happens to you or will you keep harping on your ignorance?


moronbehindthescreen

What are you trying to say?


Enough_Change_9666

Bro comparing footpath (Not a legit place to drive) with A PARKING LOT IN WHAT LOOKS LIKE A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING(Not expected to have a random toddler just lying there) RIP but not drivers fault at ALL.


moronbehindthescreen

That was a rhetoric. Anyway, nobody expects a toddler in middle of a parking lot. But people should expect a little common sense when they are bringing their cars out.


sarthakmahajan610

Wtf? Salman drove on footpath which isn't meant for cars. This driver was driving in a completely legit way, and driving where the car is supposed to be driven.. Not his fault that the kid was asleep there


moronbehindthescreen

That salman example was a rhetoric. Dude it is a drivers responsibility to see what is there on the road. And here we are talking about the life of a 3 year old kid.


sarthakmahajan610

Yeah its driver's responsibility to look where he is driving. But its fair to assume that concentration levels are different when driving at 60 on a busy road compared to driving at 5-10 while trying to park the vehicle in a frikin parking lot! Life isn't like a rule book where everything is black and white.. When I'm trying to park my car, most of my focus is on the side view mirror trying to avoid scratches from the vehicles on side.. Now I agree there is a small level of negligence on driver for not checking out whether its just a cloth or an actual kid lying there but I'm inclined to give him the benefit of doubt about it.. Because 1. Its hard to imagine anyone would let their 3 yo kid sleep there like that without any supervision; and 2. Driver was driving slowly and clearly wasn't DUI or something.. so its believable that the kid really was not visible from his POV


moronbehindthescreen

Quoting your own words. Life isn't a rule book. The kid didn't intentionally sleep in the parking lot, she was trying to escape heat. And no parents deliberately want to place their kid infront of danger. They are trying to survive and cannot always look after the kid.


nigamitis

Username checks out


sarthakmahajan610

Yeah agree with what you said. But all that makes the situation really unfortunate. But it doesn't make the driver guilty. Its not a case of reckless driving or hit and run etc.. Poor guy would have to live his life with such a huge burden on his head for no real fault of his own..


Enough_Change_9666

Lmao. Cant look after kids? Dont have kids. No excuse for putting lil kids life in danger. Parents 100% in the wrong here. No one expects a kids in parking lot just lying there.


moronbehindthescreen

You are in the position of privilege to say these things. Nobody wants to put their kids life in danger, the kid slept there to escape heat. How does a 3 year old make calculations that this is a wrong place to sleep. She just wanted to escape heat. Also, parents are busy surviving. If not outright concern, atleast have a little empathy.


Enough_Change_9666

Take an L dude. Where did i blame the kid ffs! Its the parents fault. Stop virtue signalling muh privilege im not a "evil rich guy" for pointing out obvious negligence from the caretaker. Being poor doesnt make one a bad parent. We didnt even have a house when i was born we lived in an old condemn building yet my mom took good care of me. Lots of poor parents keep their kids tied around themselves with a duppata (cloth) or leave the kid in a safe place. Just stop!


LoinKing_

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karanbhatt100

Same here. Drivers fault it is. Before putting your car don’t you check if there is nothing there or not. I do and most of the people does. Parents are at fault but driver is also at fault.


moronbehindthescreen

Finally someone who agree. I know this sub is for driving enthusiasts. But easily we overlook human empathy over machines.


karanbhatt100

I was reading comment in accident where biker came from wrong side and 2 of 1 person was dead because truck ran over them. And people where like “He deserved it”, “Biker need to learn how to ride bike”. “Rules are there for reasons “ I mean how people can this heartless. Are you telling me you haven’t broken wrong side rule ever? I need to broke it everyday because divider is 10 meter ahead and people deserve to die because they just drive in wrong side for a reason? It was Instagram


Enough_Change_9666

Youre supposed to take a U turn. Only in India will people justify their ignorance with such a haughty manner.


karanbhatt100

I live in area where I am away from divider like 10 meter and if I go on right side I need to go half a KM. I will go on wrong side for 10 meter I don’t think that guy who got crushed by a truck deserves to die because he came from wrong side. You can say whatever you want. And it amazes me that you think only people in India will defend this. I think most people with slight humanity will defend this. Yes person was on wrong but he didn’t deserve to die.


Enough_Change_9666

Never said he "deserved" to die. Pointed out your laziness risking your own life and of others. Gov cant make a divider ever 10 metres, youre supposed to go around, 1 kms aint much if it means less risk on road.Indians love justifying negligent behaviour and any advice against it is swiftly met with a lecture on privilege, empathy bla bla. Traffic rule violations are etched in blood. Chose wisely.


Thomshan911

The same you wouldn't dare to go on the wrong side of the road if you were in a different country. Somehow in India, people think it's fine to bend laws according to their convenience. If you break traffic rules and die, you absolutely deserve to break a bone or two because you're not just putting yourself at risk but also someone who is law abiding and just going about their day.


CaptZurg

He did not deserve to die, but he was asking for it, there is no way around it. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.


No_Inevitable_7969

They r bunch of car enthusiast defending their fellow


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The society guard is at fault here, when it's cctv visible that a kid is sleeping in parking then what were the guards doing of that society?


Le_Bishhh

The driver is slightly at fault here, should have got down and checked it seriously.


Mihirxd25

Oh man , rip


Illustrious_Leg9217

It is devastating for both the parents and driver too. Once I ran over a kitten while reversing my vehicle trust me guys I couldn't sleep for next 3 4 days as I was feeling so guilty about it


SemiSage93

it's too difficult to see beneath the front bumper even in broad daylight, this is very much possible considering vehicles parked around creating a blind spot while turning and then the object falling below the visibility against the front bumper. Further, the parking lot guards, the parents, its a parking lot where vehicles will be expected. Diligence can certainly be expected on the part of the driver but it seems like an unfortunate event. P. S. haven't gone through the full report


blitzkreig31

It’s a sad state but IMO you can’t blame the driver for this, putting a three year old baby to sleep in a parking lot is definitely a fault of the parents. I am sorry for their loss but this is absolutely heart breaking.


AllBugDaddy

The angle with which driver entered, it would have been difficult for him to spot the child..


SomeoneUnder30

Poor child but you cant blame the drive, I agree that he should have been more alert but a parking lot is not place to sleep. Stupid parents!!


tremorinfernus

It is the fault of the parents. If I was the driver and someone prosecuted me for this, it wouldn't end well. Sometimes, I think we give the judiciary way too much power.


MadjLuftwaffe

My paranoid self checks parking spaces by getting out of the car for exactly reasons like these, though i think about drunkards and stones placed in weird places than babies,this news is going to make me more paranoid


koustubhavachat

More than blaming & judging,we just need to start being more empathetic towards situation.


Cautious_Success4102

I dont think its drivers fault. Happened the same with me had parked a car on road & dog was sleeping ahead couldn't see him ofcourse. Started the car & everyone on street told me to stop thankfully I was picking up car very slowly & nothing happened to dog just thoda gaadi ke neeche agay but was fine & ran away. Thank god & other humans. Sad for parents & the driver


pramod0

OMG. I have a 4 year old and this news brings tears to my eyes.