A NINE-MONTH-OLD baby in Katete district died on the spot after being run over by a motor vehicle that was being reversed.
Eastern Province police commanding officer Robertson Mweemba says the incident occurred on Saturday around 09:00 hours.
Mr. Mweemba stated that the baby, Phanely Mwale, who had crawled under a Toyota Axio, was killed when the driver, Adamson Mwale, 34, of Ibex Township, reversed the vehicle.
“The girl had crawled underneath the vehicle and sustained fatal head injuries, dying on the spot,” he said.
Mr. Mweemba added that the infant’s body is currently at Saint Francis Mission Hospital, awaiting post-mortem results.
Source: Zambia Daily Mail