Baby, 15 months, killed by car
A one-year-and-three-month-old baby girl died after being run over by a vehicle in Opuwo on Wednesday.
Crime investigations coordinator of the Namibian police in Kunene, Deputy Commissioner Rudolf Kanyetu told Nampa the incident happened opposite the Agra service station at around 16:35 on Wednesday.
It is alleged that the 48-year-old driver parked the vehicle and went to attend to some business. The baby, who was with her mother in the vicinity where the vehicle was parked, allegedly crawled under the vehicle without the mother noticing.
When the driver came back to depart, he allegedly did not notice the baby under the vehicle and drove over the
baby.
She died instantly.
The deceased has been identified as Kuritendamene Hevita. The next of kin are informed.
The driver was not arrested.
The case now awaits a decision by the prosecutor-general to prosecute him or not.
NAMPA
Crime investigations coordinator of the Namibian police in Kunene, Deputy Commissioner Rudolf Kanyetu told Nampa the incident happened opposite the Agra service station at around 16:35 on Wednesday.
It is alleged that the 48-year-old driver parked the vehicle and went to attend to some business. The baby, who was with her mother in the vicinity where the vehicle was parked, allegedly crawled under the vehicle without the mother noticing.
When the driver came back to depart, he allegedly did not notice the baby under the vehicle and drove over the
baby.
She died instantly.
The deceased has been identified as Kuritendamene Hevita. The next of kin are informed.
The driver was not arrested.
The case now awaits a decision by the prosecutor-general to prosecute him or not.
NAMPA
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