IRVINE, CA (August 17, 2022) – A 23-month-old girl was struck and killed by an Amazon van in Irvine today.
Irvine Police Department officers and Orange County Fire Authority firefighters were called just after 3:30 p.m. to the 300 block of Estancia, near Hicks Canyon Park, on reports of the collision and found the girl dead in the parking lot of an apartment community, according to a police department statement.
Authorities noted the Amazon van was operated by a third-party contractor and that “drugs or alcohol do not appear to be a factor” in the collision, though no further details were available.
Anyone with information on the collision was asked to call Irvine police Detective Christopher Ostrowski at 949-724-7047 or email him at [email protected].
We will update this story with more details as they become available.
This is the second Amazon truck accident we’ve reported on in just one month.
[via CNS]
Liability In Irvine Pedestrian Accidents
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Investigating the Toddler Killed by the Amazon Truck
We at Accident News Now extend our deepest condolences to the family of the young girl who was tragically killed in this accident. Any person that may have information about what happened should reach out to police. There needs to be some accountability for what happened.
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