Iowa toddler killed in fall from skid loader

AFTON, Iowa (AP) - Sheriff’s officials in southwestern Iowa say a toddler has been killed in an accident involving a skid loader.

Des Moines television station KCCI reports (https://bit.ly/2dUYaRT ) that 22-month-old Calab Brammar Jr. was sitting on his father’s lap while the father operated the skid loader Tuesday and either fell or jumped from the machinery.

The Union County Sheriff’s Department says the boy was declared dead at the scene near Afton.

The boy’s funeral is scheduled Saturday.

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Information from: KCCI-TV, https://www.kcci.com