16-month-old hit by truck, killed in Sevier County

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - Law enforcement officers are investigating the death of a toddler who was killed when a teenager moving a truck didn't see the child and pulled forward, running over him.

Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals said the incident happened as family members were working on a tractor in the yard outside a home Sunday. Seals said in a news release that 16-month-old Aden C. Ball was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Knoxville News Sentinel said adults told investigators they didn't know the boy had wandered outside.

The state Department of Children's Services is also investigating.

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