A grade-one student was crushed under the wheels of a van at Kuopio, North Savonia on Monday afternoon.
Police said that the accident took place at around 1:30 pm at Rauhalahti area when the van had made a turn from Katiskaniementie heading to a tiny service road.
The police said that vehicles on the tiny service roads must be driven at walking pace.
Driving under the influence of alcohol is not suspected to be the cause of the acci-dent.
The police are investigating the cause of the accident.