A toddler has died after being struck by a vehicle Thursday evening on a Lehigh County street, state police said.

Pennsylvania State Police in Fogelsville said the accident happened at 4:15 p.m. in the 5300 block of Bachman Road in Upper Milford.

The 1-year-old child was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township for treatment of injuries, where he was pronounced dead at 5 p.m. Thursday, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said.

An autopsy has been scheduled for Monday to determine the toddler’s cause and manner of death. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said his office is withholding the child’s identity to allow the family to grieve.

It’s unclear what specifically led up to the accident.

Trooper Nathan Branosky, public information officer with Penns

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