(KTTS News) — Springfield Police say a five-year-old boy has died after he was run over by a vehicle.
It happened Saturday night on private property west of Division and the West Bypass.
Police say Gabe Lowery was riding on a trailer pulled by a pickup when he fell off and was run over.
Police are investigating.
On Saturday evening, a child was run over by a vehicle.
The child was riding on a trailer pulled by a pick-up truck on private property at 3751 W. Division. The child, Gabe Lowery, 5, fell from the trailer and was run over. 1/ pic.twitter.com/h6MW7NZnYe
— Springfield PD (@SGFPolice) May 17, 2022
Press Release
Springfield Police responded to 3751 W. Division on May 14, 2022, at 8:26 p.m., regarding a child run over by a vehicle.
The initial investigation indicated that the child was riding on a trailer pulled by a pick-up truck on private property.
The child, Gabe Lowery, 5, from Springfield, Missouri, fell from the trailer and was run over.
Officers arrived and began life-saving measures.
Lowery was transported to the hospital by ambulance, where he later died.
Lowery’s family has been notified.
Officers with the department’s Traffic Section are continuing to investigate the circumstances involved in this incident and are asking anyone who has additional information to contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810.
This was the 7th fatal motor vehicle accident in Springfield in 2022.
