A two-year-old has died after being struck by a vehicle in Pinellas County on Wednesday.
It happened just before 4:00 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 34-year-old Valrico man was going eastbound on 49th Avenue North, west of 80th Street North, in a Ford F450.
State troopers said the child left a nearby home without the parents knowing and walked into the path of the vehicle before being struck.
The two-year-old died from the injuries at the scene of the crash, officials said.
No further details were provided.
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Source: wtsp
