Second Child in 3 Days Is Killed by a Vehicle in Brooklyn

At about 8:30 a.m., the vehicle struck the boy and his mother, 39, who were walking in the crosswalk at the intersection of Blake and Pennsylvania avenues, police said.

The incident occurred just two days after and just 2 miles away from where a 10-year-old girl, who was crossing the street on her way to school, was fatally struck by a school bus making a right turn.

The boy was taken to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, police said, but he died shortly after arriving there. His mother, who was also taken to Brookdale, was injured but not in critical condition.

Both names are not being released pending family notification, police said.

The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene. No arrests have been made as authorities continue to investigate, police said.

On Tuesday, the 10-year-old girl, Patience Albert, was struck around 6:30 a.m. near the intersection of Crescent Street and Wortman Avenue in the East New York area, police said. She was also taken to Brookdale, where she was pronounced dead.

No students had been on the bus, and the driver of the bus was taken into custody, officials said. The driver was charged with two counts of failure to yield to a pedestrian and two counts of failure to exercise due care.

A spokesman for the city’s Department of Education said Tuesday that the driver would be suspended pending the outcome of an investigation.

More than 20 pedestrians have been killed in traffic incidents on New York City streets this year, including at least five since Sunday.

On Sunday, an 88-year-old woman was killed while crossing Bell Boulevard in Bayside, Queens, and a 26-year-old man was fatally struck in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn. On Monday, a 59-year-old woman died after being struck on a Bronx street.

This article originally appeared in The New York Times .