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A video showing a young boy being run over by a black SUV has gone viral on Facebook, garnering nearly 700,000 views on the social media site just two days after it was uploaded.
The incident happened in T. Ayala St. in Malate, Manila last Aug 21.
In an interview with ABS-CBNnews.com on Wed, Aug 26, Angelo Abad, the victim’s uncle, said the boy and his other cousin, also shown in the video, were making too much noise.
However, the boy slipped as he ran towards the other side of the street and was hit by an approaching SUV. Despite this, the SUV continued its way through the street. The residents tried to stop the car but were unable to do so.
Other residents attended to the boy and rushed him to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). The boy’s father was at his workplace in Parañaque City when the incident happened, while his mother was in the province.
Abad uploaded the CCTV footage of the incident on Facebook and asked for the help of netizens to share the video with the car’s plate number, WTG 338.
On Wed, Aug 26, the driver of the SUV met with the relatives of the boy in the barangay. The SUV driver had contacted the boy’s family on Tue night, Aug 25, claiming he was the one who hit the boy.
According to Abad, the driver of the SUV said he did not notice that he ran over the boy’s leg and that’s why he did not stop. The driver said he was only informed by his sibling who saw the video on Facebook.
The arrangement between the two parties indicated that the driver of the SUV will pay all the medical expenses of the boy until the boy fully recovers.
Doctors said the boy suffered injuries under his left knee, resulting in a hole in his leg. The boy has yet to be discharged from the hospital. He was advised to remain in confinement until he fully recovers, which may take more than two weeks.
Text: Demerie Dangla, ABS-CBNnews.com
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
