CHARITON COUNTY —A 3-year-old Missouri boy died in an accident just before 4p.m. Sunday in Chariton County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the child from Salisbury ran into the path of an eastbound 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by 41-year-old Justin M. Henke of Salisbury.
The accident occurred on private property along Route C ten miles southwest of Marceline.
The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The Linn County Coroner transported him to Sommerville Funeral Home. Henke was not wearing a seat belt and not injured, according to the MSHP.