Coroner Warns After 7-Year-Old Girl Injured by Mower

A tragic incident occurred on a farm in Hawke’s Bay, where a 7-year-old girl was sitting on a loose plywood platform on a quad bike when she fell into the path of a mower it was towing. Despite her father and another relative rushing to her aid, she was in a “dire condition” and died at the scene. Coroner Peter Ryan has released findings from the inquest into her death, which took place in March of last year. The article notes that the content may be distressing for some readers.

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