In a similar incident, a learner died on the spot after he was hit a by a truck in the Free State. Image: Stock Image / Pixabay
Truck surfing gone wrong? Young boy slips and dies trying to climb a truck
A five-year-old boy from Ekurhuleni was knocked down by a truck after he allegedly tried to climb on the rear loading bed and slipped.
In a similar incident, a learner died on the spot after he was hit a by a truck in the Free State. Image: Stock Image / Pixabay
The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department has pleaded with community members to be vigilant of children playing on the streets after a five-year-old boy was knocked down by a truck.
The incident reportedly happened on Wednesday, 4 January in Etwatwa.
YOUNG BOY KNOCKED DOWN BY A TRUCK
Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Kelebogile Thepa said the young boy is believed to have lost his footing when he allegedly tried to climb on the rear loading bed of the moving truck. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries.
Thepa said on Wednesday 4 January 2023, at about 17:24 in the afternoon, on the corner of Darter Street and Drongo Street in Etwatwa, a five-year-old African male succumbed to his injuries after he was knocked down by a truck
“The white Toyota truck was travelling north on Darter Street and made a right turn onto Drango Street, when the minor tried to climb on the rear loading bed of the moving Toyota truck. It is at that moment the young boy lost his footing and fell underneath the truck.
“The minor unfortunately succumbed to his injuries and was declared dead on the scene. The remains of the child were transported to Springs mortuary,” she said.
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