A 6-year-old boy has been injured and is still in critical condition after an iron gate fell on him in a community located north of Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Deputy Joaquin Enriquez with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. while the boy had been playing at a neighbor’s house located in Desert Hills.

Eyewitnesses say that the child had opened a large sliding gate that stood at the base of the driveway so that the homeowner could drive up to the residence. As the child pulled the gate back, it fell on top of him.

The boy suffered serious head trauma in the accident and was taken by air ambulance to Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

The incident is still currently under investigation, however, authorities believe that it was a tragic accident.

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