3-year-old killed in southeastern Kentucky while wandering in the road
A 3-year-old girl was killed Wednesday when she wandered into the road in Clay County and was hit by a pickup truck, according to Kentucky State Police.
The incident occurred on U.S. 421 about four miles south of Manchester near the Goose Rock community, according to Clay County Coroner Jarrod Becknell.
The preliminary investigation indicates a man was driving north in a 1996 Dodge truck when he hit the child.
Becknell said the girl apparently was playing in the yard of a house that is close to the road, perhaps less than 10 feet away, when she went into the street.
The girl was identified as Tessa Brumley. She was treated at the scene and taken to Advent Health Hospital in Manchester, but died there.
“It’s a terrible situation,” Becknell said.
Drugs and alcohol were not contributing factors in the accident, which happened about 3 p.m., police said
The accident remains under investigation by Kentucky State Police.
