A child died after being struck by a car on the southwest side of Des Moines on Monday, June 8.
Des Moines police and firefighters responded to calls of a child being struck by a vehicle at an apartment complex in the 6000 block of Creston Avenue just before noon, according to a news release from police spokesperson Sgt. Paul Parizek.
“First responders arrived to find an 8-year-old boy with critical injuries,” the news release said. “The preliminary investigation indicates that the child, while riding a bicycle, was struck by a vehicle traveling through a parking lot.”
In an updated news release sent Monday at 2:19 p.m., Parizek confirmed the child had died from his injuries. The Des Moines Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating the incident, and additional information will be released as it becomes available.
Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at cworth@gannett.com or follow him on X @CooperAWorth.
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