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NEWSFLASH: Three-year-old dies in north accident

The toddler ran in front of the vehicle.

A 41-year-old man has has been charged with culpable homicide in the death of a Winterveldt toddler.

Loate police spokesperson Captain Samuel Sebola said the man allegedly ran over a three-year-old child on Bushveld road, Winterveldt, on Tuesday afternoon.

Sebola said it was alleged the child had run across the road in front of the vehicle and was knocked down.

He said the child had been standing on the side of the road with his grandmother.

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He said the driver rushed the child to Kgabo Clinic but the toddler was pronounced dead on arrival.

Sebola said the man reported the accident to the police.

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