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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 in Walkley on Monday afternoon to get money to pay the fare. | |
One 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. | |
"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. | |
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. |