A tragic incident in Nashville over the weekend claimed the life of a 10-year-old boy when a minibike he was operating collided with a tanker truck. According to NewsChannel 5, the young boy, identified as Dsiyahn Whitmore of Buena Vista Pike, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which took place in front of 500 Main Street.
The incident occurred as the tanker truck had just cleared the driveway of a market located at the same address, around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday. Whitmore then emerged from the market parking lot onto Main Street and finding himself in the path of the truck, struck the rear passenger side of the tanker. The crash resulted in Whitmore being run over by the rear wheels of the vehicle's trailer, as reported by WKRN.
Authorities are not anticipating any charges against the driver of the tanker truck, following the disastrous collision. He remained at the scene and was reportedly cooperative with the metro police. In a profound misfortune, the failure to yield on the minibike was mentioned by the police as a contributing factor to the crash. Efforts are currently underway by the Traffic Division officers to identify the owner of the minibike and to understand how young Whitmore came into possession of it, as detailed in a statement provided by the Metro Nashville Police Department to WSMV.
Footage from the scene, cable capturing the moments leading up to the crash, seemingly shows Whitmore increasing the vehicle's throttle which sent the minibike into the streets. A further investigation is ongoing to ascertain more details, according to information from WKRN.
