Toddler in Independence killed after being hit by car while on scooter
A toddler is dead after a pedestrian crash in Independence on Saturday.
Independence police were called around 2:12 p.m. to the 800 block of Concord Circle, where a 2017 Cadillac XT5 backed out of a parking space and hit a 2-year-old on a scooter, according to Sgt. Steven Boles with the Independence Police Department.
The child was taken to the hospital, where they died, Boles said.
The crash is under investigation.
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
The Kansas City Star