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A crash has resulted in a fatality on Sunshine Boulevard North in Lehigh Acres.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the collision occurred around 12:30 p.m. with a single ATV. An adult and a child were on the ATV.

The 6-year-old child was taken to Lehigh Regional Hospital and pronounced dead.

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