A Tulsa, Oklahoma, household is reeling from a horrific accident this week after a father ran over his 2-year-old son whereas attempting to park his truck.

In an announcement launched on Fb, the Tulsa Police Division stated that the household had simply returned dwelling from the grocery retailer on Tuesday night time and parked their Dodge pickup truck out entrance. The daddy opened the entrance door of the home, whereas the mom and toddler climbed out of the automobile.

The mom instructed her husband that they'd not be leaving dwelling once more that night time. She started strolling towards the home with their son, as the daddy went again to drag the truck into their driveway. It was then that he "felt a bump," police stated.

The horrified dad and mom realized that their youngster had run again towards the truck and that the daddy ran him over with the suitable rear wheel. The two-year-old was rushed to the hospital in crucial situation, however died in a single day from his accidents.

Father Accidentally Runs Over Son in Driveway
An Oklahoma household is reeling from a horrific accident this week after a father ran over his 2-year-old son whereas attempting to park his truck. At the very least 50 youngsters are backed over by vehicles or automobiles each week in america.Smith Assortment/Gado / Contributor/Archive Pictures

"It is a tragic scenario for everybody concerned," stated police, who added that no prices had been at present being filed.

Hundreds of kids are killed or critically injured in backover incidents yearly, in response to KidsAndCars.org, a nationwide nonprofit devoted to saving youngsters from accidents in and round motor automobiles. A backover incident sometimes happens when a automobile is backing into or out of a driveway or parking house and the driving force doesn't see the kid.

At the very least 50 youngsters are backed over by vehicles or automobiles each week in america, the nonprofit claims. One-year-olds are most in danger. In over 70 p.c of those harrowing accidents, a father or mother or shut relative is behind the wheel.

The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) advises dad and mom to show youngsters to not mess around automobiles and to oversee them fastidiously when a automobile is close by. The NHTSA additionally encourages strolling round a car to examine the realm earlier than backing up and having youngsters stand to the aspect of a driveway or sidewalk, the place they're seen. Massive automobiles equivalent to vehicles, vans and SUVs are prone to have greater blind spots.

Final month, one other father by chance killed his 2-year-old daughter whereas reversing right into a parking storage in Texas, Newsweek reported. In January, a 7-year-old in Michigan died after he was struck by a bulldozer pushed by his father.

Newsweek reached out to the Tulsa Police Division for remark.