The Springfield Police Department was dispatched to a vehicle versus pedestrian call at 3:49 Sunday afternoon.
The officers who arrived at the scene on Covington Avenue found a toddler who had been struck by vehicle that was backing out of a driveway.
Washington County EMS rushed the toddler to Springview Hospital. The boy, identified by police as Christopher Alexander Garian of Bardstown was pronounced dead at the hospital by the Marion County Coroner.
According to Springfield Police, the toddler was in Springfield with his parents, D'Anna Seabridge and Christopher Garian, visiting family and celebrating the Easter Holiday.
The accident remains under investigation by the Springfield Police Department.
Story courtesy of WKYT.com