Nimba County – A heartbreaking incident occurred on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, as a tragic car accident claimed the life of a young boy believed to be around 10 years old in Kiitonmon town along the Sanniquellie highway in District #2, Nimba County.
By: Patience M. Jones, contributing writer
Eyewitness accounts reveal that a speeding vehicle, overloaded with goods and passengers traveling from Ganta, collided with the boy as he walked on the sidewalk. The impact was instantaneous and fatal, leaving little room for any intervention.
Remarkably, the driver and all passengers on board the vehicle escaped without injuries. However, the chaos that followed saw them flee the scene amid mounting pressure from an angry crowd of onlookers who had gathered in response to the tragic event.
The vehicle, reportedly traveling at an excessive speed while navigating a sharp curve leading into the town, lost control and struck the boy. The sudden and devastating nature of the accident has left the residents of Kiitonmon town in shock and deep mourning.
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