Harrison, TN : Child dies at Halloween attraction during prank gone wrong Horrific accident on Sunday, 13th October 2024
A child was killed in a freak accident at a haunted hayride attraction over the weekend, Tennessee authorities say.
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) announced the incident in a press release on Saturday. Deputies were called to Haunted Hilltop, a Halloween attraction located in Harrison, Tennessee, at around 10:45 p.m. on Friday night.
When they arrived, officials learned that a boy had been run over by a tractor while playing a prank on hay riders.
"Upon arrival, HCSO deputies spoke with a chaperone for a group of juveniles that had been playing near a hay ride tractor route and were behind some bushes trying to scare some hay riders at the Haunted Hilltop Halloween event," the HCSO explained.
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