A child was killed following an accident at a farm near Omemee, Ont., on Tuesday night.
Around 7:30 p.m., emergency crews were called to a farm on Fox Road just north of the village in the City of Kawartha Lakes for reports a “young child” was stuck under a skid steer in a barn.
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City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say the child was located underneath the machinery and was pronounced deceased at the scene which is about five kilometres northeast of downtown Omemee.
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OPP continue to investigate as well as the Office of the Chief Coroner.
“At this point and time the incident is being considered a tragic farming accident,” OPP stated Wednesday morning.
The identity of the victim has not been released.
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