A South Carolina toddler was killed in a crash in the parking lot of a preschool early Wednesday.
The 3-year-old girl was inadvertently hit by her mother's car shortly after 8 a.m. outside Covenant Christian Academy when she ran back into the road.
Bystanders tried to save the child by performing CPR until paramedics arrived. The girl was pronounced dead at a hospital at 8:45 a.m.
Senior Deputy Coroner Brent Simpson revealed that the girl died from a traumatic brain injury resulting from blunt force trauma.
“Covenant Baptist and Covenant Christian Academy are a strong faith-based community,” the church said in a release.
“As Christians, we are not exempt from trials or tragedies, but when these things occur, we stick together and support one another. We cherish prayers during this difficult time and for all those who are affected.”
