CLIFTON, Colo. (KREX) – Colorado State Patrol responded to a call at 3:41 Sunday afternoon where a 3-year-old male was hit by a 51-year-old male driving a Ford F-150 truck on the 500 block of 32 Road. Authorities share that the three-year-old male was a passenger of the vehicle that struck him.

The child was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead shortly afterwards. Charges toward the driver are unknown at this time but the investigation is ongoing.