Runaway truck kills boy

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Alexander BruzualJournalist at Express

December 30, 2025

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EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Gideon Smart did not get to live to ring in 2026.

The boy was tragically killed yesterday afternoon in Arouca when he was struck by a vehicle.

Police said that Gideon, who was home-schooled, was in the front yard of his home on Savannah Road Extension in Five Rivers when the incident occurred.

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