SAD: 2 year old girl dies in a bizarre accident at Essipong

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A two-year-old girl has met her untimely and painful death through a weird and bizarre  accident on a hot afternoon.
The toddler, whose name is yet to be known  was painfully run over after falling off a trotro  same  she was on board at Essipong, near Sekondi in the Western Region.
The accident occurred on Tuesday, April 3, at about 1:00pm during a trip from Shama to Sekondi.
The police report, which has been sighted by News Hub, indicates that the child who was seated between the mother and the driver’s mate fell out of the vehicle when the driver’s mate slid open the door at a bus stop.
After falling off, the rear tyre of the car ran over her.
She sustained injuries and was rushed to the St. Benedict Hospital for treatment and later referred to Effia -Nkwanta Regional Hospital for further treatment.
But she died shortly on arrival at the hospital, and her body has deposited at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting an autopsy.
The car involved in the accident has been impounded at the police station and the driver’s mate, Kwaku Matthew, driver, Isaac Archer Donkor, and the deceased’s mother, Gladys Asmah,  are assisting Police investigations.

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