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VEHICLE ACCIDENT, ROLLOVER: 5-Year-Old Boy Dies when Pickup Truck Overturns in Fairfield

June 28,2011

Fairfield- A 5-year-old boy has died after the pickup truck he was riding in rolled over along Interstate 80 and the Red Top Road off-ramp, said reports.

According to California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers, a Dodge pickup was moving along the freeway’s westbound lane when it suddenly swerved off the road, crashed into a guardrail, and overturned.

A CHP patrol vehicle was moving along the off-ramp when it encountered the pickup. The police officer stepped on the gas pedal to avoid a collision, but the patrol car was grazed by the pickup.

The boy died at the accident area while the driver was spared from injuries.

Reports said the police officer did not sustain any injury in the incident.

It was raining when the incident occurred. Authorities have not yet determined if the two pickup truck occupants were wearing their seatbelt at the time of the accident.

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