Cape Town – The eight-year-old boy who was killed during an illegal street race in Gauteng was due to start grade four this year, but unfortunately, his life was cut short, reports say.
Nkosiyomusa Pride Ndaba was killed when one of the drivers lost control of his vehicle and crushed into a group of people in Etwatwa, Daveyton on Sunday.
According to the Nkosiyomusa’s aunt, Zinhle Precious Ndhlovu, he was sitting in an open plot two houses away from his home unaware of the danger that lurked by, TimesLIVE reported.
“He was playing with his friends on the pavement. He was sitting on the grass and the friends were on their feet. He was not watching the race. He didn’t even see the vehicle coming his way,” the report quoted Ndhlovu as saying.
She said the incident was not an accident and described it as “stupidity and reckless driving”.
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“They were street racing,” the report quoted Ndhlovu as saying.
The report said the family was now planning for the boy’s funeral while police investigated a culpable homicide.
According to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) the vehicle hit a group of people in Etwatwa.
“It is alleged that a white Toyota Etios and a white Nissan 1400 were engaged in an illegal drag race when the driver of the Toyota Etios lost control of the vehicle and collided with a group of children and adults, between the ages of 8 and 37 years, who were walking on the sidewalk,” said EMPD in a statement.
Two other 12-year-old boys who sustained injuries were transported to a nearby hospital while the driver of the vehicle was attacked by angry residents and his vehicle set alight.
The driver of the second vehicle fled the scene and abandoned his vehicle which was also set alight
