RCMP in both Annapolis and Digby counties have responded to an incident in the Clementsvale, N.S. area that left a nine-year-old girl in critical condition.
Police say at approximately 6:50 p.m., the girl was struck by a combine and sustained serious injuries.
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According to RCMP Sgt. Terry Miller, The child was playing in a field that was being mowed when the incident occurred.
The young girl had been hiding in the deep grass and wasn’t seen by the operator of the combine.
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Police say she was airlifted to a hospital in Halifax, where she remained in critical condition Thursday morning.
The police investigation is ongoing.
— With files from the Canadian Press