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Boy struck and killed in driveway of home in northern Manitoba

GODS LAKE NARROWS, MAN. — RCMP say a toddler has died after he was run over by a pickup truck on the driveway of his home in northeastern Manitoba. Mounties in Gods Lake Narrows were called when the 21-month-old boy was struck Thursday afternoon.
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The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. RCMP say a toddler has died after he was run over by a pickup truck on the driveway of his home in northeastern Manitoba. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

GODS LAKE NARROWS, MAN. — RCMP say a toddler has died after he was run over by a pickup truck on the driveway of his home in northeastern Manitoba.

Mounties in Gods Lake Narrows were called when the 21-month-old boy was struck Thursday afternoon.

The driver rushed the injured child to the community's nursing station, where he was pronounced dead.

Police say the driver is a 45-year-old man who lives at the home.

No charges have been laid.

RCMP say the investigation is ongoing.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.

The Canadian Press

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