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Boys, 9 And 11, Killed When Tractor Pulling Trailer Rolls On Alberta Road

The Canadian Press, 07 Aug, 2018 12:39 PM
    TABER, Alta. — Two children have died after they were riding on a flatbed trailer being pulled by a tractor that rolled in southern Alberta.
     
     
    RCMP say the crash happened at the bottom of a steep embankment near a sharp curve on a rural road west of Taber.
     
     
    Several people riding on the trailer were hurt when it flipped on top of them.
     
     
    Two boys, nine and 11, were pronounced dead at the scene.
     
     
    Two other youths were taken to Taber hospital with minor injuries.
     
     
    Another person was air-lifted to Calgary's FootHills Hospital in serious condition.

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