ATLANTIC, Iowa —

A child has died after being hit by a vehicle in southwestern Iowa.

According to the Iowa State Patrol, a Chevrolet Suburban was traveling westbound on 6th Street in Atlantic shortly before 10 p.m. Monday when an 8-year-old child ran out into the roadway.

The child was struck by the vehicle and sustained serious injuries.

Emergency crews flew the child to a Des Moines hospital, but the child died.

The crash remains under investigation.

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