A 3-year-old girl in Aiken, South Carolina died this week after being struck by a golf cart. According to reports filed by police in Aiken, the toddler was standing in a local hospital parking lot when the accident occurred. She was subsequently transported to another hospital before passing away several hours later. The report stated that a security guard at the hospital where the child was struck had been driving the cart. The incident took place around 1:30 in the afternoon on Monday and news of her condition and ultimate passing swept quickly through Aiken and through the little girl’s hometown of Graniteville, South Carolina.
It is unclear at this point how the accident occurred and members of the Aiken Department of Public Safety’s Accident Reconstruction Team are currently investigating the details behind the incident. According to officials, the child was struck in the front of the hospital as the girl was exiting the premises with her family. The community has expressed its support of the family and representatives from the Aiken Department of Public Safety say that an in-depth reconstruction and analysis of the incident will help determine how the accident happened. There has been no official word from the 63-year-old security guard who was driving the cart and an autopsy on the toddler was conducted on Wednesday morning.
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