A five-year-old boy died in Cradock after he fell off a truck he was "surfing" which then drove over him, Eastern Cape police said on Tuesday.
Inspector Cynthia Nkamba said Golvin Block and some friends were hanging onto the back of a moving truck delivering sorghum beer when he fell on Monday morning.
"The truck stopped and reversed, Block fell and was run over. He died instantly," said Nkamba.
The boys were playing a game popular in townships, which is similar to "train-surfing" - riding on the roof of moving trains.
The truck driver said he was not aware the boys were surfing behind the truck.
A case of culpable homicide was being investigated, Nkamba said. - Sapa