A young child was killed Saturday afternoon when a private ambulance struck the child on Nassau Street in Boston.
The 3-year-old girl was hit by the emergency vehicle in the early afternoon. She was transported to Tufts Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
The girl's mother was traumatized, according to eyewitness Raymond Pereyra.
"She was crying in agony," Pereyra said of the parent. "Just rolling around, crying in agony on the pavement."
Boston Police, who are investigating, called the incident a tragic accident.
The ambulance driver was very shaken up, according to Pereyra.
"He was distraught," he said. "He was crying."
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EasCare, the company that owns the ambulance, issued a statement expressing remorse.
"Everyone at EasCare is deeply saddened," President and CEO Tim Coolen said in the statement, adding that the company is cooperating with the investigation.
