Rural Health & Safety News
UTV Crash Injures Kids
Three children were injured in a UTV crash near Jesup on Saturday afternoon, according to KWWL. The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene just after noon. They found that the UTV had gone into a ditch where it rolled before landing right side up....
Girl seriously injured in horseback riding accident
16-year-old girl was seriously injured Friday when the horse she was riding at a farm in Groveland apparently got startled, rolled over and landed on top of her, town officials said. Around 6:00 p.m., Groveland police and fire responded to a 911 call for a serious...
2-year-old boy pulled from pond dies at Maine hospital
CORNVILLE, Maine (AP) A 2-year-old boy found unresponsive in a small farm pond has died at a hospital, officials said Thursday. First-responders performed CPR on the boy Tuesday in Cornville, and he was transported to a hospital in Skowhegan before being transferred...
Teen dead in ATV crash
A teenager was killed in an ATV crash. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched at 12:32 a.m. Sunday to the 1300 block of Harry Cherry Road regarding the crash: Deputies determined the vehicle was traveling north on Harry Cherry Road when it...
Vehicle strikes tractor, throwing teen onto ground in Dubuque County
WORTHINGTON, Iowa — Authorities said a teenager was injured when he was thrown off a tractor when it was struck by a vehicle Wednesday in Dubuque County. Cael J. Wolfe, 15, of Worthington, was taken by private vehicle to UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital for...
5-year-old dies in skid steer accident
TOWN OF TURIN — A 5-year-old boy was killed in Lewis County Sunday morning after being hit by a skid steer on East Road, according to law enforcement officials. Sheriff’s deputies said the operator of the skid steer was unloading bales of hay on East Road at about...
14-year-old Immokalee boy killed in ATV accident
HENDRY COUNTY -- A 14-year-old Immokalee boy was killed and a 13-year-old Immokalee boy injured in an all terrain vehicle accident on Sept. 19, just after 10 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol Report. Two other passengers were not injured. The FHP report...
Family of injured Robinson boy sues farm implement company
The family of a 4-year-old Robinson boy who lost both hands in a farm implement accident last year is suing the Bryan farm equipment company that retrofitted the machinery. The accident occurred Nov. 13, 2020, on the boy’s family ranch in Milam County, and doctors...
Teen dies in ATV crash in Morgan County
An 18-year-old girl died tragically last week following a bizarre four-wheeler incident at Buckhead’s Callidora Ranch. According to Morgan County Fire and Rescue Chief Jeff Stone, the teen was pronounced dead at Athens Piedmont Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 8, one day...
8-year-old boy dies in ATV crash Monday night in southwest Kansas
OFFERLE, Kan. (WIBW) - An 8-year-old boy has died after the all-terrain vehicle he was riding crashed Monday night in Ford County in southwest Kansas, authorities said. The crash was reported at 7:07 p.m. Monday at 10626 134th Road, about five miles southwest of...