Authorities in Arizona are investigating the death of a toddler after a mother said she ran over the child while moving a car.
According to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday morning a 911 call came from a woman near Arizona State Route 260 in Cottonwood.
The small city is about 20 miles southwest of Sedona.
The identity of the child was not immediately released.
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Parked outside a home
According to the sheriff’s office, the mother said she ran over her 13-month-old with a car. The vehicle was parked in a gravel area next to the home, deputies reported.
Before the incident, officials said, the mother positioned the baby in a car seat outside the car where she said she thought the child would be safe.
While repositioning the vehicle, the front tire caught the car seat’s canopy, which led it to fall backward and caused the infant to suffer “critical injuries,” the agency reported.
Medical personnel attempted life-saving measures on the toddler, but the child was pronounced dead at a local hospital, officials said.
The incident remains under investigation, the sheriff’s office said.