A 5-year-old child in New York state was killed after being run over by a riding lawn mower after he was thrown from it, police said.
The child was found at around 8:30 p.m. on June 17, along Route 241 in Cattaraugus County, officials said.
“Further investigation revealed that a 5-year-old child was on a riding lawn mower without an adult and was thrown from the mower. The lawn mower drove over the child causing fatal injuries. The 5-year-old was pronounced [dead] at the scene,” a police statement read.
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The identity of the child was not released, and the incident is still being investigated.
Other details about the incident aren’t clear.
Researchers found that children up to age 4 are more likely to have foot or lower-extremity injuries and are more likely to face amputation than those who are aged 15 and older.
The study noted that children are often “running into the yard while a family member is operating a lawn mower or sitting on the lap of a riding mower operator, falling, and their foot becoming trapped in the machine.”