23-month-old child hit and killed by car

A 23-month-old boy in Union City was killed by a car after police say the child ran into the parking lot while his parents were shopping nearby.

It happened around 3:15 Saturday afternoon on Decoto Road.

Police say before the parents realized what was happening, the boy had already been hit.

He later died at the hospital.

Police say the driver stopped and cooperated with the investigation.