BHOJPUR: An eight-year-old child died after being hit by a tractor in Lakhantari village of Morang district on Wednesday.

Sain Majhi of Lakhantari-5 died as the tractor (Ko 2 Ta 1143) heading toward the west hit him this morning, the Biratnagar-based East Regional Police Office said.

The body has been sent to the Koshi Zonal Hospital for postmortem.

The Belbari Area Police Post impounded the vehicle and arrested its driver for further investigation.