{"id":4415,"date":"2020-11-24T14:15:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T14:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/gambia\/?p=4415"},"modified":"2020-11-24T14:15:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T14:15:17","slug":"boy-5-reportedly-killed-by-tourism-ministers-convoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/boy-5-reportedly-killed-by-tourism-ministers-convoy","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 5, reportedly killed by Tourism minister\u2019s convoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><b>By Saidou S Baldeh<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A little boy aged 5 was reportedly knocked down by a vehicle eye witnesses said was part of Tourism Minister  Hamat Bah\u2019s convoy.<\/p>\n<p>Bah is on a countrywide tour of tourism facilities. The accident happened in Sare Samba Sumaly in Central River Region (CRR).<\/p>\n<p>The boy, Hamidou Baldeh, died on the spot after being knocked while trying to cross the road.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitness said Minister Bah and the entourage stopped at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Contacted for comments, the victim\u2019s father, Demba Baldeh, who was crying on the phone, said the incident has shocked the family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will never forget this accident because we feel it could have been avoided \u2013 the driver was moving at a very high speed and I believe he killed my son because he lost control,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The boy\u2019s mother, Kadijatou Baldeh, who could barely speak on the phone, said: \u201cI am just devastated. This was my first son. I love him so much. I cannot just believe that minutes after seeing him he is gone for good. There is nothing more painful than this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Villagers who witnessed the incident urged the government to provide measures to avoid over speeding.<\/p>\n<p>The little boy\u2019s dead body was brought to the EFSTH in Banjul as we went to press last night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. By Saidou S Baldeh A little boy aged 5 was reportedly knocked down by a vehicle eye witnesses said was part of Tourism Minister Hamat Bah\u2019s convoy. Bah is on a countrywide tour of tourism facilities. The accident happened in Sare Samba Sumaly in Central River Region (CRR). 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