22 Apr 2014

Boy dies after falling under trailer

7:05 pm on 22 April 2014

A five-year-old boy has died after an incident involving a trailer at a house in Pokeno, south of Auckland.

Police were called to the property about 4pm on Tuesday.

They understand the boy and a sibling were riding on a trailer towed by a four-wheel-drive, when he fell underneath it.

Police say they are unable to comment further on the cause of the crash until an investigation is carried out.