6-year-old dies after being hit by pickup truck at Colorado Springs apartment complex

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.(KRDO) -- The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) responded to an auto/pedestrian accident Monday afternoon at an apartment complex.

According to police, a 6-year-old girl on a bike was hit by a pickup truck at the Copper Chase Apartment on Ouray Ave. This is near Southgate Rd. on the south side of the city.

The driver of the truck stayed on the scene and as of this writing has not been arrested or detained.

The girl, who has been identified by the El Paso County Coroner as Sylviah Bowen, was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries but later succumbed to those injuries.

"This is very tragic. There is not a person on the planet that wants to see this. This is going to be a shock to the entire apartment complex and the community," CSPD Lt. Steve Noblitt said.

Colorado Springs Police are still actively investigating the incident. Noblitt tells KRDO that these kinds of investigations are difficult in sometimes unpreventable circumstances.

"There are going to be those times when there is just not much you can do," Noblitt said. "I'm not saying that's what happened here, but that's what our investigators get paid to figure out is what kind of speeds are we looking at, was there an opportunity to have seen this and prevent it?"

CSPD says Monday's incident is an important reminder to stay cautious while driving in apartment complexes, some of which may have lots of children around.

"Kids are unpredictable and do unpredictable things and so it's up to us to slow down if we can and be ready for that type of situation if we can," Noblitt said.