Child dies after being hit in head by concrete planter
<p>A child died Thursday after being hit in the head by a heavy concrete planter in Marine Park, officials say. Police say 8-year-old Kevin Reilly climbed up a house fencing at 2224 Ryder St. and grabbed a flower pot. </p>
News 12 Staff
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Apr 27, 2017, 11:40 PM
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Updated 2,554 days ago
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A falling concrete planter struck and killed an 8-year-old boy in Marine Park Thursday as he was playing outside his family's Ryder Street home, authorities say.
Kevin Reilly climbed up a fence at 2224 Ryder St. and grabbed a flower pot, police say.
But the 100-pound planter slipped from its supports and hit him in the head.
Authorities took the boy to Coney Island Hospital around 5:30 p.m., where he was pronounced dead.
