Crime & Safety
10-Year-Old Michigan Boy Dies While Trick-or-Treating: Police
The boy reportedly fell from a trailer that was taking kids around on Halloween and was then run over, according to reports.
SHERIDAN, Mich. - Police say a 10-year-old child has died after falling from a trailer that was taking children around a central Michigan community during Halloween trick-or-treating.
Michigan State Police said the child was with a group of children riding in Sheridan on Wednesday night in the trailer, which had seats and was being hauled by a tractor, the Associated Press reported. Witnesses told police the trailer was being pulled slowly when the child fell from it and was run over, the report said.
The child, whose identity was not released, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
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The Montcalm County community is about 115 miles northwest of Detroit and the apparent accident is under investigation by state police.
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