3-year-old girl suddenly crosses road, gets hit and dragged by a 'Toktok' tricycle

• A 3-year-old girl who suddenly crossed the road got hit by an incoming "Toktok" tricycle
• The incident happened along Felix Huertas Street, Santa Cruz, afternoon of Thursday
• Caught on camera, 4 kids, including the victim, were seen walking on the street, when one of the kids crossed the road
• Then, just moments after, the 3-year-old victim followed the first kid, but she was hit by an incoming tricycle

A 3-year-old girl who suddenly crossed the road was hit by an oncoming "Toktok" tricycle.

The incident occurred along Felix Huertas Street in Santa Cruz on Thursday afternoon.

Security footage showed four children, including the victim, walking along the street when one of them crossed to the other side.

Just moments later, the 3-year-old girl followed the first child, but she was struck by an approaching tricycle.

The little girl was not only hit, but the tricycle also flipped over her and dragged her.

In a report by ABS-CBN's 'TV Patrol' and according to the authorities, the Toktok driver immediately pressed on the brakes, resulting in it flipping on its side.

Two female passengers of the tricycle immediately got off the vehicle, and they sustained some scratches.

To the victim's aid, the residents of Barangay 336 and 341 joined forces to carry the tricycle and retrieve the girl underneath it.

The 3-year-old girl is still in the hospital because of her head injuries.

Additionally, the victims didn't file charges against the tricycle driver and got into a temporary agreement.

Watch the report in the video below:

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Source: KAMI.com.gh