Boy Dies In Cedar County ATV Accident

Boy Dies In Cedar County ATV Accident

A six-year-old boy died in an ATV crash in Cedar County Saturday morning.

According to the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office, they received a crash report at 10:49 a.m. at a farm northwest of Hartington. Authorities say an ATV had driven over an embankment and flipped on top of the operator, a six-year-old boy.

The boy was transported to Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton where he was pronounced dead.

Cedar County Sheriff’s Office, Hartington Fire Department, and the Hartington Ambulance responded to the incident.

Cedar County Sheriff Larry Koranda did not release the identity of the juvenile male. He says his office continues to investigate the accident.