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Memorial Day parade leaves two injured

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Published: May 24, 2009 at 3:06 PM

NEWARK, N.J., May 24 (UPI) -- Police in Morris Plains, N.J., say two people were hospitalized after suffering injuries during the annual Morris Plains Memorial Day Parade.

Police said a helicopter flyover during Saturday's festivities caused a tree branch to break free and strike a 5-year-old girl, who was hospitalized with a cut to her head, The (Newark) New Jersey Star-Ledger reported Sunday.

A 38-year-old woman also suffered scratches and a gash to her cheek as a result of another falling branch, but was not hospitalized.

Police said Bill Barbato, 62, was hospitalized after he became pinned under the horse-drawn carriage he was driving. The incident occurred when the carriage got stuck and fell over, spooking the two 1,800-pound Clydesdales pulling the transport.

Morris Plains police officer Tom Keane told the Star-Ledger that Barbato, who was also kicked repeatedly by the frightened horses during Saturday's incident, was hospitalized with injuries to his ear, head, knee and wrist.

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