A 5-year-old child suffered critical injuries after being run over by a vehicle on Arnold Mills Road in North Attleboro on Sunday. The child was airlifted from a landing zone to Hasbro Children’s Hospital for treatment, according to a town spokesperson.
The injured child was flown by Boston MedFlight directly from the landing zone to the hospital, the town spokesperson said, as reported by WJAR. North Attleboro police are investigating the incident, though details about the vehicle involved or the circumstances leading up to the crash have not been released.
Mutual Aid Crews Responded to the Scene
Emergency crews from neighboring Cumberland and Attleboro assisted North Attleboro personnel with the response, per the same report. No additional information about the response, including whether any roads were closed, has been made public.
WJAR reported the incident on October 26, the day after it occurred.
A Recent Pattern of Serious Crashes in Town
The Arnold Mills Road incident comes on the heels of another serious crash in North Attleboro, where eight people, including a child, were injured in a multi-vehicle accident on a Friday afternoon, according to thesunchronicle.com. That crash happened around 2:15 p.m. at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Towne Street, and it drew a large mutual aid response, with the North Attleboro Fire Department assisted by crews from Attleboro, Plainville, Mansfield, Foxboro, Norton and Cumberland.
Authorities have not said whether the two incidents are connected in any way beyond occurring in the same town. North Attleboro police have not released further details on the Arnold Mills Road investigation, and no citations or charges have been confirmed in connection with the incident as of Monday’s report.
