Boy dies after freak telephone pole accident

ROSSVILLE - An 8-year-old northwest Georgia boy died four days after he was struck by a falling telephone pole in what authorities called ``a pure freak accident.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Cory Green of Rossville was playing with other children near his grandparents&#39; Fort Oglethorpe home March 16 when the pole fell and pinned him, said Maj. Dewayne Steele of the Catoosa County Sheriff&#39;s Department. <br> <br> Cory died Wednesday at a hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn. <br> <br> Police believe the pole was damaged in 1993 by heavy snow, Steele said. It had been replaced by a new pole, but not removed. <br> <br> Cory suffered severe head and internal injuries when he was pinned by the pole, investigators said. <br> <br> ``This was a pure freak accident,&#39;&#39; Catoosa County Coroner Vanita Hullander said. ``It&#39;s bizarre. This is one of the worst freak accidents I&#39;ve seen.&#39;&#39;