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Boy, 7, dies in freak sledding accident after he slid underneath a moving van that was driving down a curvy, mountainous road in California
Michael Rigg, from Beaumont, collided with a 2020 Ford Transit 350 on the 5200 block of Sylvan Way in Pine Cove just before 3pm
He was sledding down a driveway when he entered the road at the same time the vehicle approached in the eastbound lanes
The small boy slid under the van and suffered major injuries
Driver of the van, a 35-year-old Desert Hot Springs man, stopped to retrieve Michael and bring him to Cal Fire s Keenwild station
The station is roughly seven miles away in Mountain Center
Credit: courtesy California Highway Patrol
A 7-year-old boy has tragically died after sliding under a moving vehicle while sledding near the mountain town of Idyllwild, Calif., officials said.
Michael Rigg of Beaumont, Calif., died on Sunday following a sledding accident in the unincorporated community of Pine Cove, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol confirms to PEOPLE. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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The child, who was visiting friends in town with his family, was sledding down a driveway around 2:53 p.m. when he slid onto the road, according to a new release from the CHP.
California 7-year-old dies in freak sledding accident near Palm Springs
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A 7-year-old boy died in a freak sledding accident in the mountains near Palm Springs Sunday.
Michael Rigg was sledding in the mountain town of Idyllwild-Pine Cove Sunday afternoon when he accidentally collided with a 2020 Ford Transit cargo van.
According to the Desert Sun in Palm Springs, the boy sledded down a driveway and slid under the van, sustaining severe injuries in the crash.
He and his family was visiting friends in Pine Cove from Beaumont, a town about 25 miles east of Riverside.