A 15-month-old child was crushed to death by a yet-to-be-identified motorist along the DLA Road, Asaba, Delta State.
According to reports, the sad incident happened around 6pm on Monday.
Recounting how it all happened, Eyewitnesses revealed that the child’s mother did not know when he crawled to the road.
“The car, a Mercedes Benz, was driven by two young boys, suspected to be Yahoo boys.
“The child’s mother operates a PoS shop along the DLA Road, and did not know when the child crawled to the road.
“The child was killed about 30 metres away from the mother’s stand. The car splashed the child’s brain along the road. It was a horrible sight,” a witness, who pleaded anonymity said.
Confirming the incident on Tuesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe revealed that the driver has been arrested.
He said;
“Yes, it was an accident; a child of one year and few months died. The driver wanted to enter a compound after opening the gate to the compound, not knowing that the child crawled under the vehicle and he ran the child over.
“The mother of deceased’s shop is close to the gate. The suspect is currently in detention and investigation is ongoing.”
CREDIT: Punch
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