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Boy, 9, Dies in Mudding Accident: Miami-Dade Police

A 9-year-old boy has died after he was injured while off-road mudding in a Jeep in Florida City Sunday, Miami-Dade Police said.

The boy, Jayden Young, was riding in the Jeep with his 6-year-old brother and father near Card Sound Road when they struck a ditch and Young became unconscious, police said.

He was rushed to Miami Children's Hospital in critical condition and died from his injuries Monday morning, police said. No one else was injured.

The incident remains under investigation.

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