Child dies following accident at harness racing track in Woodstock, N.B.
Woodstock is investigating the death of a child who started to walk during the Racing Card on the Connell Park Race Track on Saturday.
In a social media broadcast late on Saturday, the police said they were investigating a “tragic event” that resulted in death.
On Sunday, Woodstock Police Chief Mark Bennett said the police “did not publish many details to protect the integrity of the investigation”. However, at this point, he was investigated as an accident and “no guilt was suspected”, he said.
Bennett said that the thoughts of the department were with the victim’s family and that they witnessed the accident.
“This is something… I hope you never need to answer in your career, but always a potential,” he said. “There is no way to prepare yourself for this. Unfortunately, the nature of the work.”
River Valley Sun correspondent at Woodstock said Theresa Blackburn, a three -year -old boy from the murdered area, he said.
On Saturday, Deputy Police Chief was in contact with Simon Watts.
Watts confirmed that the accident took place when he hit Blackburn’s starting door.
He said: “There is really a pallet on the community. So Father’s Day Weekend. The harness race is great here.
In the harness of the harness of Saturday, the announcer can call for an ambulance shortly after the second race started. It is not clear exactly what happened from the video.
In the harness race, the starting door depends on a vehicle that directs horses to the beginning of the race.
The investigation continues
The race continued for the rest in the afternoon.
Horse Racing New Brunswick President Mitchell Downey said that an E -Posta founded a joint investigation with the police, the Atlantic provinces Hazardian race commission and New Brunswick Coroner Services.
“The entire race community was deeply upset,” he said. “We want to express our deepest sympathy on behalf of all our participants.”
He said that there are more than 20,000 races in North America every year.
“In the last 30 years – 600,000 plus races – such a tragic thing is just three times.” He said.
Mayor Trina Jones said, Woodstock’s Council and staff town, “he said,” he said.
The first intervention teams thanked the audience for helping the scene until the scene.
“We understand that the general people are interested in understanding what is happening, but it is important to guide information as a result of the real and police investigation for the benefit of everything.” He said.
The piece will remain closed until the investigation is completed.
