By
Spectrum News Staff
Manatee County
UPDATED 7:38 AM ET Apr. 18, 2021
PUBLISHED 6:53 AM ET Apr. 18, 2021
PUBLISHED 6:53 AM EDT Apr. 18, 2021
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MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A 3-year-old boy was killed on the South Sunshine Skyway Bridge Fishing Pier late Saturday afternoon after being struck by a pickup truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
What You Need To Know
The boy was from Bowling Green
The truck’s driver was not hurt
According to the FHP, the investigation is ongoing
At around 4:50 p.m., the toddler was walking behind a parked vehicle, trying to cross the northbound travel lane of the pier when he was struck by the front right of a Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck, stated the FHP in a news release.