A 9-year-old boy died after he was crushed by a motorized room partition at an elementary school outside the nation's capital on Friday, officials said. The Fairfax County Police Department said in a news release the boy, who was in the School Age Child Care program at the Franconia Elementary School in Alexandria, was in the gym when he and a teacher both simultaneously pressed a button to open a large, motorized room partition that splits in the middle. The child, identified as Wesley Lipicky, then became caught between the partition and the wall, and suffered "traumatic head injuries," according to police. PLEA FOR HELP FROM OHIO TEEN CRUSHED IN MINIVAN NEVER HEARD BECAUSE OF 911 GREETING, REPORT SAYSIn a letter sent to parents obtained by FOX5, Franconia Elementary Principal Terri Edmunds-Heard said she was "deeply saddened" by Wesley's death. "He was an endearing child whose bright smile and enthusiasm for school inspired the love of all who knew him."

Source: Fox News May 20, 2018 13:52 UTC