4-year-old killed in crash near Lennox; 14-year-old was driving
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One child died in a Monday afternoon single-vehicle crash four miles north of Lennox.
Names have not been released pending notification of family.
The South Dakota Highway patrol says an SUV went off the road , entered the ditch and rolled, coming to rest on its roof.
The 14-year-old male driver sustained minor injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
There were three passengers. A 10-year-old female sustained minor injuries. She was wearing a seatbelt.
A 6-year-old female sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries. She was taken by ambulance to a Sioux Falls hospital. Seatbelt use is under investigation.
A 4-year-old male passenger sustained fatal injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
October 24, 2023
