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Traffic Accident Seriously Injures Child

October 04, 2022 Steve Schwaller

(George)– A child was seriously injured this past Friday after being struck by a vehicle in George.

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says 85-year-old Norwood Geerdes of George was driving a 2006 International pulling a grain trailer when a young child ran into the street. Geerdes couldn’t stop in time and collided with the child.

The child was taken to Avera Hospital in Rock Rapids and was transferred to a Sioux Falls hospital.

The mishap took place a little after 4:30 pm.