2-Year-Old Killed By Car In South Boston

BOSTON, MA — A 2-year-old boy was killed in South Boston while a nanny was pushing a stroller with two toddlers on a sidewalk. A 4-year-old was hurt but is now expected to survive, according to Police.

Police said someone called them at 3:13 p.m. to report the crash at L Street and E 6th St in Southie. A green van and a Prius crashed, causing one of the cars to go up on the sidewalk and hit a fence and a stroller there, where two little ones were, according to police.

The 2-year-old, identified as Colin Thomas McGrath, died and the 4-year-old was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The woman pushing the stroller did not have any injuries, according to police.

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Outgoing Police Commissioner Bill Evans incoming Commissioner William Gross and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh were on the scene Wednesday evening.

"It's a real tragedy," Evans told reporters.

Wednesday was street cleaning on the east side of L St. which allowed the green van to jump the curb and strike the children, where cars would have blocked them on any other day.

Last week there was a Beach Road safety meeting at the L St. bathhouse with the State Police, Mass Dot, DCR discussing road safety including L St, where this is not the first time there was a crash at or near this intersection, according to Eileen Murphy who lives nearby.

The intersection was closed off past 6 p.m. as investigators looked into what may have contributed to the crash. Both drivers were reportedly cooperating with police.

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Photos courtesy Eileen Murphy.