The parents of a four-year-old boy who was killed in a hit-and-run incident on the Sinthumule/Kutama road are grappling to come to terms with the death of their child. The Tshilwavhusiku police are also still searching for the driver of the car.

Tshivhula Tshivhula was hit by a car while walking home on his way from a local crèche across the main road. The incident occurred on 30 May at around 16:00 at Madodonga Village. He was in the company of his older sibling, a 12-year-old girl, who normally fetches him after school each day. It is not clear how only Tshivhula was hit by the car when the two of them were in fact walking hand in hand.

According to Tshivhula's mother, Ms Lucy Davhana, the driver of the Audi sedan hit the boy and drove off immediately. The driver was never identified, but a taxi driver who was driving behind the sedan was able to identify the colour and model of the car. The taxi driver couldn't identify the registration number of the Audi. “All I need is for the driver who drove away to hand him- or herself to the police,” said Ms Davhana, the deceased's mother. “Why kill somebody and drive away, if you believe it to have been a mistake?”

Meanwhile, the Tshivhula family told Vhamusanda Vho-Ntanganedzeni Kutama about their financial difficulties when it came to laying the deceased child to rest. Vho-Kutama then approached MTG Funerals in Louis Trichardt for burial assistance, who agreed to provide a coffin, tombstone and all burial services. The Tshivhula family are living in an RDP house.

The mayor of the Makhado Municipality, Cllr David Mutavhatsindi, also visited the Tshivhula family to assess the needs of the family. The family seemed to be indigent and in need of help. According to the boy's father, Mr Mbulaheni Tshivhula, Cllr Mutavhatsindi promised to provide a tank of water and food parcels. The municipality will also clear the wild grass growing within and around the Tshivhula yard.

Tshivhula was laid to rest on Saturday (9 June) at Madodonga village.