BHOPAL: An 8-year-old girl was run over by a water tanker at Janata Colony, Surya Nagar near Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre on Wednesday night. The tanker had come to supply water in the area. The tanker driver fled from the spot after the accident. Nishatpura Police have registered a case and started investigations. The deceased was identified as Tamanna, daughter of Israr Khan. The tanker driver was later arrested by the police. He was identified as Abdul Rehman. Israr Khan said that the girl had gone to buy sweets from a nearby shop when the speeding tractor trolley-tanker appeared on the road. The headlights of the tractor were dim so the driver could not spot the girl and hit her. The front tyres of the tractor run over her neck due to which the girl died on the spot. The nearby people rushed for helping the girl and in the meantime the tractor driver fled. Later the body of the girl was sent for post-mortem examination and was handed over to the kin on Thursday.