A 4-year-old boy, Bright Abeku, was crushed to death on Friday morning by a private car in Koforidua, the Eastern regional capital.
The boy, a pupil of  Sarkodie School and his friend were knocked in front of the St James Hotel by a Mitsubishi car with registration number ER 2198-14 while heading for school.
The vehicle, according to reports, veered off the road and crashed into the school children.
It is not yet known what caused the vehicle to skid off the road causing the accident but Eastern regional Police PRO ASP Yaw Nketia-Yeboah said investigations had begun into the incident.
The friend of the deceased, aged 8, sustained severe injuries and has been rushed to the regional hospital for treatment, starrfmonline reported.
