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UPDATE: Toddler dies after hit by truck near Kansas daycare

Wednesday's accident scene photos courtesy KCTV5
Wednesday’s accident scene photos courtesy KCTV5

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a pickup truck has struck and killed a toddler in the Kansas City suburb of Olathe.

The Kansas City Star reports that police identified the child as 14-month-old Harper Kay Rodden. Police said she was struck Wednesday afternoon on a residential street near her daycare. She was taken to a hospital, where she died.

Police said the driver stopped and cooperated with the investigation. Authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward.

The child was at a home daycare center when the incident occurred. Online court records show the daycare is licensed and has not had any major violations during the last three years.

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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a pickup truck has struck and killed a toddler in the Kansas City suburb of Olathe.

Police said in a news release that the 14-month-old girl was hit Wednesday afternoon on a residential street near her daycare.

The girl was taken to a hospital, where she died.

Police said the driver stopped and cooperated with the investigation. Authorities Screen Shot 2016-07-28 at 7.12.52 AMare asking anyone with information to come forward.

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