A 2-year-old boy was killed in a south Abilene traffic accident Monday, police said in a media release.
Police were called to a residence in the 2500 block of South 25th Street after the toddler was reported injured after being run over by a pickup truck while in a driveway, according to a Tuesday press release from the Abilene Police Department.
A family member had been in the process of moving a vehicle from the driveway when the toddler, who had walked to the driveway’s entrance near the street, was struck by the family vehicle, police said.
The child was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead due to the injuries from the accident, police said.
His name was not included in the press release.
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Toddler dies in south Abilene traffic accident
Reporting by Ronald W. Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News / Abilene Reporter-News
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