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Accident claims the life of a Guthrie County child

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March 26th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Guthrie County says a two-year-old girl died Wednesday evening, after being run over by a truck.  Authorities told KCCI in Des Moines, a little after 6-p.m. Wednesday, deputies were called to the Guthrie County Hospital after the child was brought in by her father.

At the hospital, deputies met with a man who told authorities his family had returned home from fishing and he believed his kids and wife were inside the home. He went to a barn, west of the house, to check on some of his livestock.

When he was leaving the home, authorities said he did not see behind his truck. He got into the truck, backed up and saw his daughter laying in front of the truck. The man quickly transported the little girl to the Guthrie County Hospital, where she died from her injuries.

Authorities said they do not believe there was foul play and referred to the events as an accident. No names have officially been released.