Uncle reverses, crushes 14 month-old nephew

According to Mahalapye police traffic officer, Assistant Superintendent Kgosienalerona Sechoni said reports were that the young boy’s uncle was trying to reverse his Toyota Hilux in the yard unaware that the boy was behind the vehicle. “According to our investigations, the 39-year-old uncle got home and parked his vehicle. After a short period of time, he got into the car and reversed it unaware that the child was behind the vehicle. He then hit the small boy with the car’s left back wheel,” Sechoni said.

The child was then rushed to Shoshong government clinic where he was certified dead. Meanwhile, the traffic officer decried parents’ reluctance to take care of their young ones saying such cases were on the rise in the area. “We are now getting concerned about issues whereby children are hit by vehicles in their homes. It is a sign that even though drivers are also to blame for being reckless, parents are also not monitoring those children’s movements.