A nine-year-old child was killed in a 4-wheeler accident in Texas last week, according to KXAN.
Caleb Heger was driving a 4-wheeler on Lidiak Road east of Radhost School Road around 12:41 p.m. – a route that he frequently traveled. According to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, he went down a steep embankment near the creek and he crashed.
Fayette County EMS, Medics, and the Schulenburg Fire Department were called to the scene. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office say Caleb was transferred to St. Marks’ Hospital to treat his injuries.
He later died at the hospital.
According to a 2014 report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC):