Editor's Note: The child was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner Tuesday. An update can be found here.
A child was fatally struck by a vehicle on Monday evening in northwest suburban Schaumburg, police said.
At around 5:08 p.m., officers with the Schaumburg Police Department were called to a vehicle and pedestrian accident near the intersection of Algonquin Road and Thoreau Drive, authorities stated in a news release. The pedestrian, a child whose hasn't hasn't been released, was transported to an area hospital and later pronounced dead, authorities said.
Police said they were "conducting a thorough investigation of this tragic loss of life."
The intersection of Algonquin and Thoreau remained closed in the hours following the crash.
Drivers were advised to take alternate routes.
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