Tractor Flips Over, Kills Boy On South Jersey Farm, Police Say

FRANKLINVILLE, NJ — A 13-year-old boy was killed after he was stuck under a farm tractor on Monday, the Franklin Township Police Department said.

At around 5:35 p.m., officers from the Franklin Township Police Department and Elk Township Police Department responded to the 1100 block of Swedesboro Road for a report of a boy who was trapped under a farm tractor.

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Based on early evidence, the boy and a man were riding and helping to dig a hole using the vehicle when it flipped over, police said

Officials found the boy unconscious and unresponsive underneath the overturned tractor, lifted it off him and began to perform life-saving measures, police said.

The boy was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where he later died.

The man suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment police d to be treated for minor injuries, police said.

The crash is still under review.

Anyone with information can contact (856) 694-1415.

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