A toddler walking through a pasture was killed by a truck in Labette County, shortly before 7:00 p.m. Saturday.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 2-year-old Clayton James of Labette City, was walking in a pasture and was run over by a truck driven by 30-year-old Christy Dunnic of Oswego.

The boy was taken to Freeman Hospital and was pronounced dead a short time later.

The KHP is investigating why the boy was in the pasture and why the driver was unable to see him.