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8-year-old killed in home elevator accident, investigators say

PAGELAND, S.C. — An 8-year-old boy died in an elevator accident in a private home in Chesterfield County.

Authorities said the child was fatally injured when he got caught in a three-sided elevator on Lonnie Hicks Road in Pageland at about 9 p.m. Friday.

Investigators said the boy and two other kids were in the elevator and pushed a button to go up, but the boy got his head stuck.

Authorities determined that no foul play was involved.