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8-year-old N.S. boy injured, airlifted to hospital after lawn tractor tips over

Police say an eight-year-old Nova Scotia boy was flown to hospital in Halifax after being injured when the lawn tractor he was riding on tipped over.

RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Clarke says a 911 call came in at about 4 p.m. Sunday, indicating the boy was hurt in the accident near a home on Canaan Road in Morristown.

She says police and the boy’s parents provided first aid before paramedics arrived and treated the young boy.

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He was then taken to a site near the home and flown by LifeFlight to Halifax.

Police did not provide any information on the nature of the boy’s injuries or his condition.

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Clarke says the investigation into the matter is continuing.

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