A 2-year-old Nebraska boy was struck and killed by a car in Eagle, Nebraska Sunday afternoon.
Whit J. Richards was declared dead at Lincoln Hospital shortly after the crash that occurred at around 2:45 p.m. at the intersection of South Sixth and E Streets.
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The boy’s father and other bystanders tried life-saving measures at the scene after the boy was hit by a Tahoe pickup truck driven by an elderly resident.
Detectives said the toddler was riding a small bicycle on West E Street when he entered the intersection and was hit by the pickup.
Cass County authorities and the Nebraska State Patrol are investigating the crash.
