Child fatally struck by Amazon truck in Kansas City’s Northeast; driver leaves

A child under 5 years old died after being struck by an Amazon delivery truck Monday evening in Kansas City’s Northeast area, a police spokesman said.

The fatal crash occurred about 6:25 p.m. in the 1800 block of East 3rd Terrace in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood, said Capt. Jake Becchina of the Kansas City Police Department.

A preliminary investigation found that the driver of an Amazon-branded delivery truck had just delivered a package and was headed west on Third Terrace…

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