2-year-old killed in driveway accident in Marion County

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - State troopers are investigating after a 2-year-old boy was hit and killed by a vehicle.

UPDATE: Mother urges vigilance after 2-year-old run over in driveway in Marion County: ‘Just check’

Troopers say the child was playing in the driveway of a home on 21st Place Road in Marion County, east of Silver Springs.

An SUV backing out hit the toddler. The child was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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