A one-year-old boy has died after a lorry reportedly hit a wall which fell on the toddler, West Midlands police say.
The child suffered a serious head injury and died at the scene of the accident, which happened in the Stechford area of Birmingham.
Police said the road was likely to be closed for some considerable time for investigations into what happened.
Tragic for all involved what a terrible tragedy.
Did his brakes not work?
Sickens me when innocents are involved.
what a horrible tragic event.
feel for the family and the driver too what a horrible thing Rip little one.
Such a tragic accident,as a father myself you can’t but help to get a lump in your throat reading the story…RIP to the poor child,so tragic for the parents how on earth do you handle something like this happening to you as a parent.
just seen it was the father who was driving the truck.
agreed war
A recovery truck that hit a wall, killing a toddler, was driven by the boy’s father, a family friend said.
One-year-old Amaan Yaseen suffered a fatal head injury on Queens Road, Stechford, Birmingham, at about 16:55 GMT on Monday.
The truck “accidentally struck” the front wall at the home address while it was being parked, friend Mohammad Hafeez said.
He said the parents were “distraught and shocked”.
The truck hit a wall, which then collapsed on top of the boy.
Mr Hafeez said Amaan, who was 19 months old, was “a lovely little boy who brought with him a lot of joy and happiness for the entire family, particularly his parents”.
Queens Road was closed between Sedgemere Road and Broadstone Road, but reopened just before midnight.