Mangaluru: A three year old child was killed on the spot after he accidentally drove his father's  autorickshaw which was in the ignition mode at Charmadi Ghat in Dharmasthala, near Mangalore, on Saturday.

Dharmasthala police said Kalandar, an auto driver had come to pick his son Khaleel from an anganwadi around 1:45 pm. After making his son sit in the drivers seat and keeping the ignition on, he went to bring other kids. Khaleel changed the gear, making the auto move in the backward direction. The auto fell into an under-construction well. Kalandar has been booked for negligence.