UPDATE - St. Pierre Jolys RCMP respond to acreage tractor injury
Further investigation has determined that the acreage tractor was not in operation when the incident occurred. The tractor had come to a stop as the trailer had become unhitched. As an attempt was made to reposition the trailer prior to re-attaching it, it rolled back into the ditch.
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On Saturday, June 23, 2018, at approximately 3:35 pm, officers from the St Pierre-Jolys RCMP responded to a report of a 4-year-old child being seriously injured at a residence located in the RM of Tache, approximately six kilometres north-west of Lorette, MB.
Officers have determined that a 63-year-old female, from the RM of Tache, was operating an acreage tractor and pulling a utility trailer loaded with a water tank. The 4-year-old male child was riding in the utility trailer when the trailer came loose and rolled back into the ditch.
The child was rushed to hospital but later pronounced deceased.
Officers from the St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP Detachment along with an RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner continue to investigate.