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Toddler hit and killed by Amazon delivery van in parking lot, California police say

An Amazon delivery van hit and killed a 23-month-old girl in the parking lot of an Irvine apartment complex, California police say.
An Amazon delivery van hit and killed a 23-month-old girl in the parking lot of an Irvine apartment complex, California police say.

A 23-month-old girl died after being hit by an Amazon delivery van in an Irvine apartment complex parking lot, California police said.

The incident took place about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, near the 300 block of Estancia, police said in a news release. First responders tried to aid the toddler but she had died.

No drugs or alcohol are thought to have been involved, police said. The driver was a third-party contractor for Amazon.

Police ask that anyone with information contact detective Christopher Ostrowski at costrowski@cityofirvine.org or 949-724-7047.

Irvine is a city of 307,000 south of Santa Ana about 40 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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