Authorities are investigating the death of a 5-year-old boy who was crushed when a heavy table toppled onto him at a Houston church Thursday evening.

The accident took place around 9:45 p.m. at Signs and Wonders Apostolic Outreach Ministries, in northwest Harris County, Houston's KTRK-TV reported.

Deputies were told that the boy had been playing alone in a room when the table fell onto him. It was unclear how many people were at the church at the time, the news station said.

The boy was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. His name has not been released.

A church member told KTRK she was surprised the table had fallen over given that it usually required two people to lift, but it was not bolted down.

Investigators are looking into the possibility that something on top of the table caused it to buckle.