BUCKMAN, Minn. — Editor's Note: The video above originally aired to KARE11 on April 22, 2020.
The Morrison County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal ATV accident involving two young children that happened Tuesday in Buckman Township, about 25 miles north of St. Cloud.
Officers received a report of an accident just before 5 p.m. on 83rd Street east of Highway 25, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.
Officials said a 4-year-old boy was driving an ATV with a 6-year-old passenger when he lost control on a gravel road. The 6-year-old was able to jump off the ATV, but the 4-year-old was ejected in the crash.
Life-saving measures were attempted, but the young driver was later pronounced dead at the scene, the release said.
The 6-year-old was treated for minor cuts and bruises.
“This a tragic situation for family and all emergency personnel. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved," Sheriff Shawn Larsen said in a statement..
The crash remains under investigation.
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