Boy Killed on Enderby Rural Property

Mar 21, 2017 | 9:50 AM

North Okanagan RCMP and the BC Coroner’s Service are investigating the death of a two-year old child in Enderby Monday.

Police say around 2 pm. that afternoon a boy was struck by a vehicle on a rural property.

He was taken to hospital but died from the injuries he suffered.

The investigation is ongoing with victim services now engaged with the family.

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