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NEWTON, Cache County — A 35-year-old man died after the piece of farming equipment he was working on rolled over him after a 3-year-old child accidentally hit the gas pedal, the Cache County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
Two men were working under the self-propelled farm equipment at about 4:50 p.m. at 574 W. 6800 North, just north of Smithfield, according to Lt. Doyle Peck with the sheriff's office. The piece of equipment had the engine running with the brake on while the men worked beneath it.
The 3-year-old child was seated on the equipment while the men were working beneath it and went to step off of it — likely to go find his father, Peck said.
The child hit the gas pedal, releasing the brake and causing the piece of equipment to roll over one of the men. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Peck.
The deputy who responded to the scene did not specify what type of equipment the machine was. The identity of the 35-year-old man was not released.
The incident is still under investigation, Peck added.
