Four-year-old girl dies after being run over by Santa Claus float at traditional Christmas parade
The authorities have said that a four-year-old child died after she fell under a float on November 24 night at the annual Yarmouth Christmas Parade of Lights in Nova Scotia, Canada. Nova Scotia RCMP Cpl. Dal Hutchinson said: "A very tragic incident, very traumatic for everyone who was involved with the parade and at the scene. My understanding is there were a lot of people nearby when this took place. So our thoughts right now are with this little girl's family, as it's a very difficult time, but also with the community, with people that were there watching the parade."
CBC News reported that the incident took place shortly before 7 pm close to the intersection of Main Street and Starrs Road in Yarmouth. This was almost an hour after the parade began in the area. Hutchinson told the news outlet: "She was not on the float. She was running alongside the moving float when she fell underneath the float."