Man accidentally runs over 3-year-old son’s foot with lawn mower

According to police, a father accidentally backed over his 3-year-old son with a riding lawn mower and severed the boy’s toes.

The boy was rushed to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, then flown by helicopter to Hartford Hospital after Monday afternoon’s accident. His name and condition were not released.

Police say the boy had already been brought to the local hospital when they and firefighters arrived at the Notting Hill Gate home. They gathered as many of the severed pieces that they could find and sent them on the helicopter with the boy.