GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - A 4-year-old girl died and a 3-year-old boy was seriously injured Wednesday after being struck by a pickup truck on a walkway outside a store in Glendale, police said.
They said the incident occurred about 10:30 a.m. as a family of five was walking toward the entrance of the store.
Police said the driver of the truck backed out of a parking space, came to a stop and then went forward back into the parking space - striking a parked car and then the children.
Witnesses told police that the girl was pinned under the vehicle and they began performing CPR on the child before paramedics arrived.
Police said the two children were rushed to a hospital, where the girl died.
They said the boy suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Police said the 68-year-old driver of the pickup remained on the scene and impairment wasn’t believed to be a factor pending further investigation.
The names of driver and the two children haven’t been released yet.
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