Fire Department Dog on Golf Cart Runs Over 4-Year-Old Girl's Leg at Michigan Event: 'Shaken'
Fortunately, the girl had no "obvious injuries" and went back to enjoying the event minutes later, the Westland Fire Department said in a statement
A 4-year-old girl was "shaken" after a dog in a golf cart accidentally ran over her leg, but fortunately she didn't have any "obvious injuries," authorities said.
The incident happened Friday night at the “Blues, Brews, and BBQ” community event in Westland, Michigan, when the fire department’s arson dog, Bella, was sitting on the seat of a golf cart, according to a statement from the Westland Fire Department.
“She jumped onto the floor and laid down, laying across the accelerator pedal,” the fire department said. “This caused the cart to lunge forward and the firefighters reacted quickly to try to steer the cart away from any people and toward the tents that the fire department were occupying.”
“Unfortunately before the firefighters could bring the cart to a stop and remove the key from the vehicle, it struck a 4-year-old girl and the passenger side front tire ran over her left leg," they added.
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Firefighters said the child, although "visibly shaken," had "no obvious injuries," and that her mother refused further treatment or transport to an emergency room.
"Fortunately, the child was back to eating her popcorn within minutes of the incident and within 10 minutes of the incident was back to jumping in the fire department bounce house," the officials said.
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Westland Fire and Rescue
Westland Fire & Rescue's arson dog BellaThe annual gathering happened at Thomas H. Brown Central City Park, The Detroit News reported.
The free event is billed as “the biggest summer bash in all of Western Wayne County,” according to the city of Westland.
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