7-year-old boy fatally struck by tipper truck in Jisonayili, Tamale

Residents of Jisonayili, a neighborhood in Tamale, are mourning the sudden death of a 7-year-old boy on Friday morning.

The young boy, known as Abdul according to an eyewitness, tragically lost his life while waiting for his father in the cargo area of their Motor King tricycle, situated in front of Jiso Plaza. They were planning to continue their journey to work.

Unfortunately, a Benz tipping truck carrying sea sand, suspected to be traveling from Kumbungu to town, accidentally struck the boy, resulting in his untimely demise.

According to an observer who spoke to Citi News, the tipper truck seemed to lose control when a Mazda saloon car crossed its path. This caused the truck driver to inadvertently run over the young boy, causing severe injuries to his organs.

“The saloon car, in an attempt to prevent an accident, hit the tricycle the boy was seated in, leading to him falling off the car. Then came the tipper truck, which ran over his head. The boy just gave up at the spot because the tipper was loaded with sea sand. It’s really a sad day,” an eyewitness, who gave his name only as Ezekiel, recounted the incident to Citi News.

In the meantime, a fourth vehicle, identified as a tricycle commonly known as “yellow-yellow” in Tamale and Pragyia in other regions of the country, swerved to avoid a head-on collision with the Mazda saloon car. Unfortunately, it ended up falling into a nearby gutter, resulting in damage to the tricycle.

The lifeless body of the deceased has been transported to the hospital, while both the tipper truck and the Mazda saloon car have been delivered to the police station for further investigation.