2-year-old girl dies after being struck by vehicle in Bolingbrook, police say

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (WLS) -- A young child died days after being hit by a vehicle that was backing out of a driveway earlier this week in the southwest suburbs, police said.

The fatal crash happened around 1:53 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of Grand Canyon Drive in Bolingbrook, police said.



Bolingbrook police officers responded to the scene and began to provide medical assistance to the victim, a 2-year-old girl, before Bolingbrook Fire Department paramedics arrived.

The child was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, Bolingbrook police said.



She later died from her injuries on Tuesday, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said. She was identified as 2-year-old Yunaleska Nival.

The Bolingbrook Police Department's Traffic Unit continues to investigate the crash.

No further information was immediately available.