(Eddyville, Iowa) – An accident Saturday afternoon in Eddyville has claimed the life of a toddler. The Iowa State Patrol reports a pickup driven by 43-year-old David Eugene Gordon, of Eddyville, was backing north in a driveway at 7209 148th Street at around 1:24-p.m., when a one-year-old who resides at the residence, exited the home.

Gordon didn’t see the child approaching the backing pickup. The vehicle struck the toddler in the driveway. The child died at the scene. The State Patrol was assisted in its investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and DCI.