The victim of a fatal traffic accident at 6:50 p.m. Monday near 4th and Quindaro in Kansas City, Kansas, has been identified, according to police.
The victim has been identified as Melanie McDonald, age 2, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman.
Police stated that the child ran into the street and the mother pursued her, the spokesman stated. Both the mother and child were hit by a vehicle westbound on Quindaro, and both were taken to the hospital.
The driver of the vehicle stopped at the accident and cooperated with police, according to the spokesman. The case is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit – Critical Collision Response Team.