Farm accident claims life of young Bow Island boy
BOW ISLAND – A tragic accident on a property near the Town of Bow Island late Tuesday afternoon killed an 11-year old boy.
RCMP Corporal Neil Bailey says, “A 47-year-old man from Bow Island was operating a pay loader, and there was kind of a mechanical failure. He was having trouble and the brakes and steering failed on the loader.”
The pay loader then took a sudden and sharp turn and hit the two boys.
The 11-year-old was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.