A 5-year-old boy died after he jumped from a moving truck along the Nabouwalu-Labasa highway yesterday.

Director Traffic SSP Mahesh Mishra confirmed that the 5-year-old was travelling with his father and his 8-year-old brother when the incident took place.

According to SSP Mishra, the three were going to collect firewood when they stopped a three tonne truck which was driven by a 46-year-old man.

It is alleged that the two brothers jumped off the truck without the knowledge of the driver and their father.

They were conveyed to the Labasa hospital where the five-year-old was pronounced dead while his 8-year-old brother is in critical condition.

Police are awaiting the post mortem report.