KIRKLAND, WA. (THECOUNT) — A “very young” child was struck and killed by a vehicle while in the Safeway parking lot in Kirkland, Washington Thursday afternoon, Kirkland Police said.

Details are few, but the tragic incident occurred about 12:30 p.m. at the Safeway supermarket, located at 10020 NE 137th St, in Kirkland, WA.

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The vehicle was traveling slowly when it hit the child.

Police did not say how old the child was, just that he was very young, reports Q13Fox.

Geo quick facts: Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. A suburb east of Seattle, its population was 88,630 in a 2017 census estimate, which made it the sixth largest city in the county and the twelfth largest in the state – Wikipedia.