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6-year-old child killed in crash in Iowa

6-year-old child killed in crash in Iowa
THIS CRASH HAVE BEEN RELEASED. MORE BREAKING NEWS, THIS TIME IN RURAL GUTHRIE COUNTY. A SIX YEAR OLD BOY IS DEAD AFTER BEING RUN OVER THIS MORNING. THE IOWA STATE PATROL SAYS A VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ABOUT 15 MINUTES NORTH OF GUTHRIE CENTER. IT WAS AROUND 930 WHEN THE BOY WALKED BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND THE BOY WAS RUN OVER. THE REPORT SAYS THE BOY WAS IN THE VEHICLE’
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6-year-old child killed in crash in Iowa
A 6-year-old boy was killed in a crash Saturday morning near Guthrie Center.According to a report released by Iowa State Patrol, a driver was backing out of a residential driveway when the collision happened. Troopers say the child entered a blind spot in the right rear of the vehicle before being hit by the tire.Investigators say the driver performed lifesaving measures on the child until first responders arrived on the scene. The victim, who has not been identified, was later pronounced dead at the scene. According to the latest data from the Iowa Department of Transportation, 221 people have died so far this year on Iowa roads. That's 23 more than at the same point in 2022. Over the last five years, an average of 338 people have been killed in statewide crashes annually.

A 6-year-old boy was killed in a crash Saturday morning near Guthrie Center.

According to a report released by Iowa State Patrol, a driver was backing out of a residential driveway when the collision happened. Troopers say the child entered a blind spot in the right rear of the vehicle before being hit by the tire.

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Investigators say the driver performed lifesaving measures on the child until first responders arrived on the scene.

The victim, who has not been identified, was later pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the latest data from the Iowa Department of Transportation, 221 people have died so far this year on Iowa roads. That's 23 more than at the same point in 2022. Over the last five years, an average of 338 people have been killed in statewide crashes annually.