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Six-year-old boy dies after he drives ATV into open septic pit in Rocky

A six-year-old boy has died after the all-terrain vehicle he was driving crashed into an open septic pit in west-central Alberta.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. — A six-year-old boy has died after the all-terrain vehicle he was driving crashed into an open septic pit in west-central Alberta.

Mounties say the boy was driving the quad on private property in Rocky Mountain House on Friday.

They say he drove straight into the pit.

Police are investigating, but don’t expect charges to be laid.