A weird occurrence occurred in the United States with a four-year-old toddler being run over by a golf cart.
The young youngster was run over by a fire service dog, according to officials at a fire department in Michigan.
The event happened at the Blues, Brews and BBQ festival in Westland, Michigan, which also included the Westland Fire Department.
The dog, Bella, got onto the golf cart’s floor and curled up on the accelerator as it was being used for the event.
“This caused the cart to lunge forward and the firefighters reacted quickly to try to steer the cart away from any people and toward the tents that the fire department was occupying,” the department said in a Facebook post.
“Unfortunately before the firefighters could bring the cart to a stop and remove the key from the vehicle, it struck a 4-year-old girl and the passenger side front tire ran over her left leg.” it added
According to reports, the swerving cart ‘knocked over’ another child.
The toddler wasn’t physically hurt, despite being “visibly shaken,” the fire department reported.
When paramedics arrived at the party and discovered no injuries, her mother declined further care.
“Fortunately, the child was back to eating her popcorn within minutes of the incident and within 10 minutes of the incident was back to jumping in the fire department bounce house,” the department added.
A mom on Facebook claimed that her four-year-old daughter was also “knocked down” by the runaway cart but said that she only received a bruise on her arm.
Responding to her comment, the Westland Fire Department said: “We are very saddened and apologetic that your daughter was involved in this incident, but glad she is okay
“If you need anything from us, please do not hesitate to send a message!”
The fire department added that the dog Bella is also ok and will be “back on the cart, just with extra precautions in place!”