Truck Crushes 7 Years Old Boy To Death In Bayelsa

A sand-loaded truck has pounded a seven-year-old kid, recognized as Prosper Eta, to death in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

It was learnt that the episode happened on Wednesday around 12.10pm on Goodnews Street, in the Azikoro region of the state capital.

Estimated time of arrival was said to run an errand for his mom when he met his demise.

The expired, who lived in the region, was apparently attempting to cross the street to convey a gather of nylon sacks to a fish dealer over the street when the mischance happened.


An eyewitness, who identified himself as James, said the victim while crossing the street suddenly became aware of an approaching speeding truck, which he attempted to evade, however was in the long run knocked down.

James said, "I just dropped a passenger and was attempting to make a U-swing to the side of the street where the kid was standing.

"I located the truck, however the kid crossed the street. It was past the point of no return before he saw the vehicle in light of the fact that the truck was at that point near him.

"The truck driver likewise observed him late on the grounds that he attempted to apply crisis break. Unfortunately, the driver's exertion was insufficient. It was a shocking sight in light of the fact that the tore open the stomach of the kid."

The fish vendor, Pere, said the deceased was sent to give her a gather of nylon sack when the occurrence happened.

"It was stunning. I saw him kick the bucket. He was solicited to convey a gather from nylon packs to me and he was attempting to cross the street when the truck smashed him," she said.

She informed guardians to be careful with respect to the sort of errands they send their little kids particularly in zones known to have high activity.

It was learnt that a watch group of the police later took the remaining parts of the expired to an undisclosed funeral home.

The driver of the truck was said to have hurry to a close-by police headquarters to abstain from being assaulted by a furious horde.

Calls to the cell phone of the representative, Bayelsa State Police Command, Asinim Butswat, were unsuccessful as they showed that it was not reachable.