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Donald Wayne Smith, 68, killed and 6 children injured in lawn mower crash in Summerville, Georgia

Modified Date: 
Tue, 06/20/2017 - 7:25pm
Accident Date: 
Monday, September 7, 2015

Man killed, 6 children injured when lawn mower overturns

Authorities said a northwest Georgia man was killed after a lawn mower overturned, injuring six of seven children he was pulling on a trailer behind the mower. The Chattooga County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that 68-year-old Donald Wayne Smith died in the Monday wreck in the Summerville area. The sheriff's office said it had no details on their conditions. Sheriff's officials said he was riding the children around on the trailer when the accident happened. Authorities said the six injured children were taken to Floyd Medical Center for treatment.

Man killed, 6 kids hurt with mower overturns

SUMMERVILLE, Ga. '€” Authorities say a northwest Georgia man was killed after a lawn mower overturned, injuring six of seven children he was pulling on a trailer behind the mower. The Chattooga County Sheriff'€™s Office said in a statement that 68-year-old Donald Wayne Smith died in the Monday wreck in the Summerville area. Sheriff'€™s officials say he was riding the children around on the trailer when the accident happened. Authorities say the six injured children were taken to Floyd Medical Center for treatment. The sheriff'€™s office said it had no details on their conditions.
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Type: Other Type of Accident
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved, Lawn mower
People Involved: 
Donald Wayne Smith
City: 
Summerville, GA
County: 
Chattooga County, GA
Area: 
Atlanta, GA

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