Toddler dies after minivan accident

An 18-month-old child died Monday after a vehicle accident on Boxwood Drive in Cape Girardeau.

The boy's father was driving a minivan and backing out of a private parking lot and into the front lawn at a residence, according to the fatality report issued by the Cape Girardeau Police Department.

The child was pronounced dead later Monday at Saint Francis Medical Center.

No autopsy will be necessary, said Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton.

Police are still investigating the death and no charges have been filed, said Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle. The father has been extremely cooperative with the investigation, he said.

The father declined to comment until an investigative report has been made.

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