4-year-old dies after getting run over by farm equipment, Wisconsin sheriff says
A young boy died in a farming accident after a machine ran over him, Wisconsin authorities said.
The 4-year-old boy was struck and ran over by a skid steer in Peru just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Emergency personnel responded and treated the boy at the scene. He died from his injuries, the sheriff said.
An adult family member was operating the skid steer – a small piece of equipment, also known as a skid loader or bobcat, with a large bucket attachment that is often used in farming or construction work – at the time of the incident, officials said.
The boy’s identity has not been released.
Peru is about 150 miles northwest of Milwaukee.
This story was originally published September 30, 2022 at 8:19 AM with the headline "4-year-old dies after getting run over by farm equipment, Wisconsin sheriff says."
