(Red Oak, Iowa) –  A pedestrian child is dead following an incident in Red Oak. According to Iowa State Patrol Trooper/Public Resource Officer Ryan Devault, at around 7-p.m. Monday, (Jan. 10th), several Red Oak Officers were responding in an emergency mode to an apartment fire within the City of Red Oak.

The patrol cars were northbound on N. Broadway Street near the intersection of Joy Street when one of the three patrol cars struck a pedestrian (minor child) that was in the roadway.  The child sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash.

In an email to parents, Red Oak School District Superintendent Ron Lorenz says the district was able to confirm the victim was a student at the Inman Elementary School. The crash remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol. More details will be released after all notifications have been made.