Tragic accident: baby died hit by his father in Caldas

The inhabitants of the municipality of Marmato, in the department of Caldas, are mourning the tragic death of a baby under one year old, who was hit by his father's vehicle. The incident occurred in the family home accidentally, when the man was about to take the car out of the garage, but he did not realize that his son was crawling under the car.

According to the local newspaper La Patria, the father was inside the car and drove in reverse without realizing that the baby was crawling in the garage, when the vehicle moved, it passed over the minor. The family quickly took the baby to San Antonio Hospital, where he received primary care, but given the minor's serious condition, the doctors decided to send him to a medical center with more resources in Manizales; however, the boy died before being taken to the other facility.

The family lives in a house located in the El Llano sector, west of the municipality of Marmato, and in a moment of neglect, the father of the family ran over the baby leaving him lifeless. In this regard, Mayor Carlos Yesid Castro Marín, pointed out that the municipality is mourning this painful event.

“Marmato is mourning this event, where a family loses a baby of about one year old, in events where the father of this minor accidentally drives a vehicle over the baby. Really, the Marmateño family and community are very dismayed. This is the information we have so far and unfortunately these things happen,” the local president told local media and RCN Radio.

The mayor mentioned that the parents, identified as Daniel Sierra and Yulieth Arango, are a well-known family in the municipality, even he himself pointed out that he knew the father since childhood, like the entire community of the municipality. In the village everyone knew the couple and knew that the firstborn son, named Sandro Sierra Arango, had been longed for by his parents for a long time, which is why the mayor emphasized that “that baby brought great joy to this family and unfortunately, he is no longer with them”.

Daniel is a renowned mining businessman in the area who, according to the mayor, is heartbroken by this accident that ended the short life of his only son. For this reason, Mayor Castro made a recommendation to all families in the municipality who have babies under 2 years old in their homes, noting that accidents like these can occur due to carelessness, “children always react to the sound of these vehicles and identify when their parents arrive”.

This call for attention was joined by the commander of the Marmato Fire Department, José Hernando Gallego, who also pointed out that this is not the first time that something similar has happened in the municipality.

A similar event occurred in 2020, but in La Paz, Cesar. At that time, the authorities of the municipality confirmed to El Tiempo that the father of the family, “when he took out his vehicle, did not realize that his son was playing in the back of it” and ran him over.

The medical report from the pediatric clinic in Valledupar indicated that the child under one year of age “had severe craniocerebral trauma”, but did not survive. In the municipality, the police investigated the incident, but it was found that it was all an accident.

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