2-year-old hit by vehicle backing out of Bolingbrook driveway: Police

A 2-year-old child has died after being struck by a vehicle backing out of a suburban Chicago driveway, authorities said.

The incident happened Sunday afternoon in the 300 block of Grand Canyon Drive in Bolingbrook.

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Police were called to the scene just before 2 p.m. for a report of a child struck by a vehicle.

Officers at the scene reported a 2-year-old victim was hit by a vehicle that was backing out of a driveway. They rendered emergency aid until paramedics arrived from the Bolingbrook Fire Department.

The child was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, authorities said. On Tuesday, officials with the Cook County Medical Examiner's office said the child was pronounced dead.

Further details weren't immediately released.

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