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Person injured in Go Kart incident

Mercy Flight transported one person to hospital
Posted at 4:38 PM, Aug 20, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-20 17:17:18-04

A 9-year-old child was injured in an apparent Go Kart rollover at Ransomville Speedway early Sunday afternoon.

The Niagara County Sheriff's Office confirms Mercy Flight was called to transport the amateur driver to Women & Children's Hospital.

The child flipped the Go Kart after hitting a tire along the track, according to 7 Eyewitness News reporter Ali Touhey. The child is expected to be OK.

         

By 4:45 p.m., races at the Speedway had resumed.