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.
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.