NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- An 11-year-old boy who was riding his bike died after a backing-up pickup truck struck him in the Hamptons on Thursday, police said.
The boy was riding his bike on Town Line Road in Sagaponack, Southampton, when a man in a 2022 Ford Ranger backing up from a work site put the car into reverse and struck the boy around 5:30 p.m., Southampton Town police said.
First responders took the child who was "seriously injured" to a nearby hospital but could not save him, police said.
The boy's parents were notified and rushed to the scene along with police officers, ambulances, and the fire department.
The driver of the pickup truck stayed at the scene and is cooperating, according to police.
No charges have been filed.
Southampton Town detectives are conducting an investigation.
