Even while lying gravely injured in a pool of blood, Nishad Ghadi, 10, was asking his father Govind to not worry, reassuring him that they would find a hospital that would admit him and treat his wounds. But that was not to be. Fours hours after a speeding truck hit Nishad, he died because three hospitals turned him away. He was the only child of his parents. The accident occurred around 10 am on Monday, when Nishad and Govind were out to deliver a masala consignment in Nalasopara east.

Nishad Ghadi and his father Govind. Pics/Hanif Patel