A young child is dead, and several other juveniles were injured after a rollover crash that took place over the weekend.
According to Little Compton Police Chief Scott Raynes, on Sunday, just before 2:00 p.m., the Little Compton Public Safety Complex received a 911 call advising of a rollover accident with injuries located on Long Highway involving a utility task vehicle. One of the injured parties was said to be a female child that was currently unresponsive.
Little Compton Police and Fire personnel were dispatched to the scene and began assessing the scene and treating the injured parties. Tiverton Fire personnel were requested and dispatched at this point to assist with the injured parties. A total of eight juveniles were assessed and treated by rescue personnel. Little Compton Rescue personnel immediately transported a 5-year-old female with critical injuries to Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, and Tiverton Rescue transported a second 5-year-old female to Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence with serious injuries. The remaining six juveniles were treated on scene and released to their parents. The 5-year-old female transported to Saint Anne’s Hospital was later pronounced deceased by hospital medical personnel and the second 5-year-old female is in stable condition at Hasbro Children’s Hospital…