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A CHILD has died after falling off a float during a Memorial Day parade and being run over by the trailer, cops said.

Witnesses watched in horror as the 13-year-old boy, who was part of the parade, sank under the heavy trailer filled with other attendees.

A silver pickup truck pulling a float in a parade.
A 13-year-old boy was killed in a tragic accident on Memorial DayCredit: WEWS
Emergency vehicles at a memorial site.
Matthew Schultz tumbled from the front of a trailer and was struck by the back tiresCredit: WEWS
Flatbed trailer carrying exercise equipment and American flags.
The float was being pulled by a gray Ford F-150 pickup truckCredit: WEWS

The tragic accident unfolded during a procession in the city of Green, Ohio, roughly fifty miles from Cleveland, on Monday morning.

Matthew Schultz was standing on a patriotic wooden platform being pulled by a Ford F-150 pickup truck when he slipped between the car and the float.

Authorities said the youngster tumbled from the front of the trailer before being hit by its rear dual tires.

He was rushed to Akron Children’s Hospital but died from his injuries.

Local law enforcement have been left heartbroken by the death, and say they’ve never seen anything like it.

“It’s really a tragedy that this happened today,” Summit County Sheriff’s Sergeant Corin Usinski told ABC affiliate WEWS.

“I’ve been doing this for 25 years as a police officer and I’ve never heard of this happening ever before.”

The parade began at 10:00 am from Green High School and stretched nearly two miles.

Just after 11 am, the boy fell off, and the parade came to a sudden halt.

One horrified eyewitness has described the moment he saw the teen fall to his death.

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“We didn’t really know what was going on,” the witness told the local outlet.

“And then word got to us through a friend of ours that there was an accident, and somebody apparently fell out of a float.”

Green Mayor Rocco Yeargin said he was devastated to hear about the tragedy.

“Our hearts go out to the family at this time of terrible loss,” he said.

“We look to support them as a Green community any way that we can.”

The North Canton City Schools Statement

“We are profoundly saddened to learn about the death of one of our students from North Canton City Schools. There is no sorrow deeper than losing a young life, and we extend our heartfelt condolences and support to the family. Our crisis management team is actively responding and will offer counselors and support to students and staff in the district grieving this sorrowful event.

To honor the family’s privacy and the ongoing investigation by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, this is all the information available at the moment.”

The student was a seventh-grader from North Canton. The school district officials are providing counseling services to anyone impacted by this tragic loss.

“We are deeply saddened to have been informed of the passing of one of our North Canton City Schools students,” the district said in a statement.

“There is no greater tragedy than the death of a young person, and we offer our sincere condolences and support to the family.”

Authorities have launched an investigation into how the accident happened.

No further details about the float’s safety setup or supervision have been released.

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