Boy, 5, Dies After Being Struck by Truck

A 5-year-old boy playing with other children in a mobile home park was killed Tuesday after he ran in front of a pickup truck, authorities said.

Angel Negrete Jr. suffered massive head and internal injuries in the 6:15 p.m. accident. He was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead 30 minutes later, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Dolan said.

Angel was playing with other children in the main driveway of a mobile home park in the 24800 block of San Fernando Road when he darted in front of a 1984 Ford pickup driven by Nicolas Morales, 24, also a resident of the mobile home park, authorities said. They said Morales was driving about 10 mph.

Morales was not cited, Dolan said, adding: “It appears to be a tragic accident at this point, there’s no indication of . . . foul play, alcohol, drugs or anything.”