Pandemonium erupted on Monday when a toddler was crushed to death by a yet-to-be-identified driver suspected to be a Yahoo boy along the DLA Road in Asaba, Delta State.
The incident, which occurred around 6pm, attracted the attention of sympathisers and other motorists in the area.
An eyewitness disclosed that the 15-month-old baby had left the custody of his mother, a PoS operator whose shop was 30 minutes away from the accident scene, and crawled to the road.
“The car, a Mercedes Benz, was driven by two young boys, suspected to be Yahoo boys.
“The child’s mother operates a PoS shop along the DLA Road, and did not know when the child crawled to the road.
“The child was killed about 30 metres away from the mother’s stand. The car splashed the child’s brain along the road. It was a horrible sight,” the source said.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, on Tuesday, confirmed the accident.
He said, “Yes, it was an accident; a child of one year and 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.
