VINELAND — A 4-year-old boy was seriously injured Thursday afternoon after he was struck by a pickup truck at a local campground, police said.

Timothy Cooper, 44, was driving a 2011 Dodge Ram pickup north through the Malaga Campground at 4:41 p.m. when he hit the boy, who was riding a pedal toy vehicle in the road at a slow speed, police said Friday in a news release.

The boy was airlifted to a local hospital, police said.

No charges have been filed, and the incident remains under investigation.

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