A 5-month-old boy died after Indianapolis police say the baby was struck by a vehicle pulling into a southeast-side driveway.

The baby was injured after the father struck the child while he was pulling into a driveway in the 1700 block of Dawson Street just before 5 p.m. Monday, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Genae Cook said.

Medics took the boy to Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, where he later died.

The baby's mother and other adults were outside with the baby while the child was sitting in an infant seat, Cook said.

"Her mother stepped inside and at that point the father pulled into the driveway, not seeing the infant, striking the infant with his car," Cook said. "They immediately called for help."

This is a "tragic incident," Cook said.

The infant's parents have been cooperating with investigators, and alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the incident, Cook said.

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