A two-year-old was crushed to death under a tempo in front of his mother in Naigaon, Vasai East, on Wednesday.

According to the police, 23-year-old Rani Patel, who stays at Vakipada, Vasai East was going to meet a relative around 10.30 am and was walking with her son by the side of the road. The driver of an EICHER tempo coming from behind, was taking a turn when it hit her son, Shiva. "The boy got crushed under a wheel and was dragged for a distance," said a police officer.