The police have arrested a motorist after he accidentally crushed a 15-month-old child to death along the DLA Road in Asaba, Delta State.
According to the eyewitnesses, the toddler crawled out of his mother’s POS shop without her knowing before the tragic incident occurred on Monday.
It was gathered that Delta police spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the accident on Tuesday, February 22.
He said, “Yes, it was an accident; a child of one year and a 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.”
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