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3-Year-Old Fatally Struck by Vehicle in East Sandwich

Officials are withholding further details during a sensitive, ongoing review.

Overview

  • Police responded around 3:30 p.m. to a report of a pedestrian struck on Service Road between the Quaker Meeting House and Chase Road.
  • First responders found an injured child who was taken to a local hospital and later died, according to the district attorney’s office.
  • Prosecutors said the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with law enforcement.
  • Authorities have not identified the child and have released no additional specifics while the investigation proceeds.
  • Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois’s office expressed condolences to the child’s family and loved ones.