CBS Atlanta 46One child dead, another injured in food truck accident

A young boy was killed, another was injured after a food truck hit them.

The driver of a Dyan Food truck, a convenience store on wheels, had stopped at Eloise Court around 9:15 p.m. Thursday to make the rounds in the southeast Atlanta neighborhood.

Some of the kids who live there jumped up onto the truck. Police and witnesses said the driver asked children to get off the truck. He even asked some of parents to help pull them down. Most climbed off.

Witnesses said, however, as the driver began pulling out one of the children fell from the truck.

"As he was telling them to get off the truck, one fell under the wheel and got run over," said Rico Eady, who lives nearby.

As the driver backed up to see what happened he struck another child, police said.

"We heard a lot of screaming and yelling with parents and kids, just a tragic scene," Barbara Redding said.

Both children were rushed to local hospital. The older child later died from his injuries.

The younger child had a leg injury and is recovering at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, police said.

People who live in the neighborhood say they sympathize with the parents and the children, but they said they also felt sorry for the driver, who they said is well-liked and has served this community for years.

"The community ought to be thankful that he does what he does because a lot of people don't have transportation to be able to feed their kids. He provides a service and he's a blessing to the community," Eady said.

Police are not releasing the names of the children.

Police said the incident is still under investigation and so far no charges have been filed.

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