MANHATTAN – A child died in an accident just before 7:30p.m. on Monday in Riley County.

Police reported a 2001 Ford Ranger driven by Joshua Mall, 39, Riley, was traveling in the 2400 Block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard.

The driver lost control of the vehicle at Northfield Road and collided with a 2013 Chevy Cruz.

Immediately following the initial impact the Ford left the roadway and collided with a tree.

Mall was transported to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan and transferred a medical care facility in Topeka.

A child in the Ford Madilyn Mall, 6, Riley, was transported to Via Christi where she died.

The driver of the Chevy Cruz was not injured.

The accident remains under investigation.