How did this two-year-old child die?

[unlikely_librarian]

In my tree there is a young child, age two, who was tragically "killed by a cart" in Worcestershire, England, in 1839. I'm quoting the cause of death from his baptism record, but the death certificate appears to give a bit more detail. It reads "By a cart that accidentally *** over him". I cannot make out the missing word and am wondering if it may be archaic and no longer in use. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know!

[Ayashi]

"passing" I think. Passing over him. The sentence is a bit awkward with the extra "that" but still... The long S is a letter we don't use now, but that's a fairly typical "ss" for the time.

[MollyC]

Agree the word is "passing" using a long s followed by a short s.  That style of writing disappeared during the 19th cent.

[unlikely_librarian]

Thank you — I thought it looked like 'passing' but the long S threw me off. Didn't know about that style of writing. Every day is a school day!

[maddys52]

Sometimes you may be able to find a newspaper item about the accident or inquest. Happy to have a look if you would like to give more details.

[unlikely_librarian]

Thank you @maddys52, that's very generous of you. The child's name was James Westwood and his parents were Mary and James, a fruitier/dairy farmer. They lived in an area of Netherton, Dudley, known as Mousesweet Brook.

James died on 6 June 1939 when he was two years old and his burial record is here: https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5a490375f493fd09240f7da5.

[tellx]

I'm not sure it's "that".

The last letter does not match the "t" at the end of "cart", and there is an extra downward if it's a "t" at the start.

Wheel or horse would make sense but I can't get close to making them fit the letters.

[maddys52]

Thank you @maddys52, that's very generous of you. The child's name was James Westwood and his parents were Mary and James, a fruitier/dairy farmer. They lived in an area of Netherton, Dudley, known as Mousesweet Brook.

James died on 6 June 1939 when he was two years old and his burial record is here: https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5a490375f493fd09240f7da5.

I've had a look in various newspapers, but unfortunately couldn't find anything about his death.

Of possible interest - there is an article about the sanitary condition of Dudley in 1871 which mentions Mousesweet Brook.
" ... A place called the Mousesweet Brook, a name which is a perversion of "mouth sweet", so proverbially sweet was its water, is now nothing but an open sewer, the contents of which are far too foul to the sense of smell ever to be tested by the sense of taste ..."
Monday,  Sept. 18, 1871
Publication: The Standard (London)

I also wonder about "that" - I'm not convinced that is what is written. The first letter could be "W" followed by "he" with part of the up stroke for the "e" very faint. Then another "e" and the last letter "l". So "Wheel". 

[horselydown86]

I agree with Maddy and tellx about the fourth word.

If the name in the next column is William, then the W is quite peculiar and does match the initial on the fourth word.