A Texas backhoe driver is facing manslaughter charges following a tragic incident that claimed the lives of two young children earlier this month.
Prosecutors said that 40-year-old Vijender Chauhan was carrying several people including children in the bucket of his backhoe on April 3 when a tragedy unfolded.
Two children, aged 7 and 11, died after falling from the bucket and got run over.
Two more children and one adult sustained injuries.
“Preliminary investigation indicates a John Deere backhoe was traveling southwest on Chapel Hill Court with multiple children and adults riding on various moving parts of the backhoe,” the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
“While in motion, the driver of the backhoe operated equipment causing the front bucket to dump, and occupants riding in the bucket fell to the ground.”
Chauhan was arrested and charged with manslaughter, endangering a child, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
He was booked into the Denton County Jail then released on a $280,000 bond.
