Nov 17, 2021

5-year-old SW Kan. boy dies after struck by pickup near school

Posted Nov 17, 2021 6:54 PM

SEWARD COUNTY—A 5-year-old Kansas boy died in an accident Wednesday in Liberal.

Just before 8a.m., emergency crews responded to reported of an accident involving a juvenile near Prairie View Elementary in the 600 Block of Warren in Liberal, according to a media release from police.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 GMC Sierra driven by Lizeth Michelle Hernandez-Ibarra, 25, Liberal, was northbound on Warren Street and made a left turn onto Hickory Avenue.  The pickup struck 5-year-old Nathaniel Garro Rivera of Liberal in the cross walk.

EMS transported the boy to Southwest Kansas Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Authorities released no additional details Wednesday afternoon.