BY WANDILE TSHUMA
A road accident has claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy from Tsholotsho, who died upon admission at a hospital in after falling from a moving Toyota Hilux vehicle.
The incident occurred on four days ago, at the 90-kilometer peg along the Bulawayo-Tshefunye Road.
Police say that eyewitnesses report that the boy was clinging to the mudguard of a trailer being towed by the vehicle when he lost his grip and fell.
The driver of the vehicle failed to stop after the accident, leaving the young boy to succumb to his injuries.
MEANWHILE, INFANT’S LIFE CUT SHORT IN REVERSING TRUCK TRAGEDY
In a separate incident, a one-year-seven-month-old infant died after being run over by an Iveco rigid truck reversing at Navata Business Centre in Zhombe on three days ago.
Police have implored motorists to exercise extreme caution and thoroughly check their surroundings before reversing, following these two tragic incidents.
Investigations into both accidents are ongoing.