A 13-year-old boy died after falling from a Memorial Day parade float in Ohio, authorities mentioned.
The incident occurred late Monday morning throughout a Memorial Day parade in Inexperienced, positioned south of Akron in Summit County.
{The teenager} was using within the parade on a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck, authorities mentioned. He fell off the entrance of the trailer and was then run over by the trailer’s tires, sustaining extreme accidents, authorities mentioned.
Fireplace personnel who have been already on web site for the parade instantly responded. The teenager was transported in crucial situation to an area hospital, the place he was pronounced useless, the Inexperienced Fireplace Division said.
The identify of the kid, who was from North Canton, was not launched.
Authorities reply to the Memorial Day parade in Inexperienced, Ohio, Might 26, 2025.
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The incident stays beneath investigation, the Summit County Sheriff’s Workplace said, referring to the demise as a “tragic accident.”
The parade ended instantly, ABC Information’ Cleveland affiliate WEWS reported.
“Our hearts exit to the household right now of horrible loss,” Inexperienced Mayor Rocco Yeargin advised reporters. “We glance to assist them as a Inexperienced neighborhood any method that we will.”
The Inexperienced college district has provided counseling assist to the North Canton college district, the mayor mentioned.
