Heartbreaking deaths involving young children

Dear Editor,
Two recent incidents which resulted in deaths involving young children were as heartbreaking as they were devastating and distressing.
In the first incident, a brother and sister, aged one and five, perished when the boat they were in capsized. It is alleged that the boat was being navigated in the dark night with the aid of a light from a cellphone.
In the second incident, which occurred a few days ago, a two-year-old lost her life when a flying firewoman allegedly lost control of her motor vehicle and it collided with the motorcycle the two-year-old was on.
In a news report, it is further alleged that the two-year-old had been the pillion rider on the motorcycle. (It has to be queried how a two-year-old was placed on a motorcycle as a pillion rider.)
My condolences are extended to both families.

Sincerely,
Shamshun Mohamed