20-month-old killed in farm accident, sheriff’s office says
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Published: May. 9, 2023 at 12:03 PM EDT
SIOUX COUNTY, Iowa (KTIV/Gray News) – A 20-month-old was killed in a farm accident Saturday evening, according to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said a 30-year-old man was driving a 2011 GMC Yukon around 6 p.m. at a farm residence in Iowa.
After stopping to unhook a trailer, he hit 20-month-old Walker Maassen with the vehicle, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Walker was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The sheriff’s office did not indicate if any charges were filed in connection with the child’s death.
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