A toddler was hit and killed by a pickup truck in a Long Island driveway on Saturday afternoon, Suffolk County police said.
The two-year-old was struck by a Ram 1500 truck just before 1 p.m. in his family’s driveway in Mount Sinai, according to police and local outlet Greater Long Island.
Police have not released the child’s name, age or gender, but the local outlet reported the victim was a young boy who lived at the address. The boy was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital where he died, according to authorities.
The kid’s parents — a 44-year-old mother and 43-year-old father — have also not been identified by police but were on the scene as first responders arrived, cops said.
It remains unclear who was behind the wheel of the truck or what transpired at the time of the accident.
Police roped off much of the street where the house is located, and swarmed the quiet, posh block with patrol cars and crime scene vans outside the two-story home on Saturday, according to the outlet.
Officers were reportedly focused on a white Dodge Ram sitting in the driveway with its rear end facing the house as investigators combed over the exterior.
By 3:45 p.m., a Suffolk police flatbed rolled up and hauled the truck away, the outlet said.
Police continue to investigate the cause of death.
