5-Year-Old Citrus Heights Boy Fatally Crushed By Metal Gate
CITRUS HEIGHTS (CBS13) - A 5-year-old Citrus Heights boy is dead after an iron gate fell on him Tuesday night.
At around 8:30 p.m., police and fire department personnel went to the 7300 block of Cross Drive on reports of a vehicle gate falling on the child.
Officers arrived at scene of the incident and found Jason Kolyadich with serious injuries. He was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated and was later pronounced dead.
The incident is currently under investigation by the Citrus Heights Police Department, but is believed to be an accident.
Law enforcement officials originally reported Kolyadich as being 6.