An 11-year-old Indiana boy died from a fireworks injury on the night before the Fourth of July, authorities said.
Camrynn Ray McMichael of Mt. Vernon was injured at about 9:42 p.m. and died en route to a hospital, the Indiana State Police said Monday.
The details surrounding the injury were not immediately clear.
An autopsy has been set for Tuesday, said state police, who are leading the investigation.
Nine people died from fireworks in the U.S. last year and 26 people died the year before, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
About 11,500 people were treated in emergency rooms for firework-related injuries last year, the CPSC said.
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