5-year-old boy dies after being pinned under ATV

A five-year-old boyhas died after being pinned under an ATV in Scotch Hill, N.S.

PictouCounty District RCMPand paramedics were called to Scotch Hill Road just after noon on Sunday.

A four-wheeled, youth-model ATV had rolled over in a wooded area and pinned the child beneath it.

The child was freedand taken to Aberdeen Regional Hospital in New Glasgow, where he was pronounced dead.

RCMPare not saying whether the boy was riding alone or with others.

RCMPCpl. Andrew Joyce said it was unclear whether the child was wearing a helmet or other protective gear.

Joyce called the incident a"atragic, tragic event for all involved."

Officers are still on the scene, and acollision analyst with the RCMPis investigating the crash.