Criminal charges possible after tractor kills teen on NJ family farm

⚠️ A 13-year-old boy died after he was pinned beneath an overturned tractor in Gloucester County.

➡️ First responders briefly restored the teen's heartbeat before he died at the hospital.

🔴 Prosecutors are investigating and police say criminal charges remain possible.

FRANKLIN (Gloucester) — A 13-year-old boy has died after an apparent tractor accident in South Jersey.

Police got the call around 5:30 p.m. Monday. They found the young teen pinned under the tractor at a Franklin Township home along Swedesboro Road.

Franklin Township Police Chief Matthew DeCesari told 6abc Action News that first responders got the tractor off the boy, who was in a puddle of mud, and performed CPR. They got back a faint heartbeat, but it wasn't enough. He died from his injuries early Tuesday morning at Cooper University Hospital.

An adult male at the scene was also hurt. He was hospitalized for unspecified injuries.

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The home on Swedesboro Road where Franklin Township police responded to a boy pinned under a tractor. (Google Maps)

Investigators say tractor overturned while two people were riding it

So far, investigators have found that the teen was riding the tractor with the man when it flipped. The victim was fatally pinned. It appeared they were digging a hole on the property.

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The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office is now involved in the investigation, police said. There's a chance that criminal charges could be filed, according to DeCesari. However, there's no word on who prosecutors would potentially charge or with what offenses.

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