Neighborhood residents attacked the driver of an ice cream truck after it struck and killed a 7-year-old boy riding a motorized bike in South Los Angeles, authorities said.
The child had been riding alongside the truck on Wednesday when he apparently slipped for an unknown reason and was caught under a rear wheel, police Sgt. Timothy Colson said.
The collision was an accident and the driver, who's name was not released sustained bruises in the beating.
The driver told police that bricks were thrown at his truck and someone threatened him with a knife. He was taken to a police station for protection while the Police searched for the attackers.
The child died at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, said Officer Nuria Venegas, a Los Angeles police spokeswoman.
"I walked outside and he was on the ground, bleeding," Karen Black, who lives in the neighborhood, told KCAL-TV. "I just tried to comfort the family, you know, because they were hollering and screaming."
Coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter identified the child as Jamarion Thomas.
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