Our Correspondent

Poonch, April 16

An 11-year-old schoolgirl died after a rashly driven Army vehicle allegedly hit a motorcycle near DAV Public School in the Kanoyian area of Poonch district this morning.The deceased has been identified as Payal Devi, a resident of Mangnar village in Poonch.Sources said the Poonch police received information about the accident around 9 am today. The police rushed to the spot and found the girl lying in a pool of blood, they added.At the time of the accident, the girl was going to school with her uncle on a motorcycle.A police officer said the girl died instantly, adding that the police have started investigation into the matter.The driver of the Army vehicle, however, managed to flee.Meanwhile, the police said a hunt was on to nab the erring driver.