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Boy crushed to death by taxicab Boy, four, crushed under taxicab
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A four-year-old boy has died after being run over by a reversing taxi which had just dropped his mother off at her home in Sheffield.A four-year-old boy has died after being run over by a reversing taxi which had just dropped his mother off at her home in Sheffield.
South Yorkshire Police said the child's mother left the cab on Cuthbert Bank Road, Walkley, on Monday afternoon to get money to pay the fare.South Yorkshire Police said the child's mother left the cab on Cuthbert Bank Road, Walkley, on Monday afternoon to get money to pay the fare.
Another child, a girl, stayed in the taxi, but the boy followed his mother. One child, a girl, stayed in the taxi, but the boy followed his mother.
He was taken to Sheffield Children's Hospital, where he later died as a result of crush injuries.He was taken to Sheffield Children's Hospital, where he later died as a result of crush injuries.
Local resident Gemma Baines was at home when the accident happened.Local resident Gemma Baines was at home when the accident happened.
She told BBC Look North: "He was a nice young lad, he played with everybody. It is a tragedy, it's horrible. She told BBC Look North: "He wa a nice young lad, he played with everybody. It is a tragedy, it's horrible.
"We heard lots of screaming at the front, we went to the window and we saw everything.""We heard lots of screaming at the front, we went to the window and we saw everything."
Officers investigating the accident in Sheffield have appealed for any witnesses to contact them on 0114 2202970.Officers investigating the accident in Sheffield have appealed for any witnesses to contact them on 0114 2202970.
It comes just three weeks after the death of 18-month-old Joshua Bentley, who was run over by a taxi in Saltaire, near Bradford, West Yorkshire as his family were returning from a shopping trip. It comes just three weeks after the death of 18-month-old Joshua Bentley who was run over by a taxi in Saltaire, near Bradford, West Yorkshire as his family were returning from a shopping trip.
A man was arrested and bailed pending further inquiries following Joshua's death.A man was arrested and bailed pending further inquiries following Joshua's death.