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Authorities continue to investigate the accident that gravely injured 5-year-old Harper L. Finn during the opening lap of the first harness race at the Effingham County Fair on Sunday.
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — A 5-year-old Altamont child was seriously injured Sunday at the Effingham County Fairgrounds when a horse racing pace car's extended gate struck the child in the grandstand. Effingham County Sheriff, Paul Kuhns said a little after 1:00 P.M. Sunday they were called out to the fairgrounds with reports of an [.]
A freak accident involving the mobile starting gate injured a child Sunday during a harness race at Effingham County Fair in Altamont, according to published reports.