A young child has died after being run over by a vehicle which was backing from a residential garage in rural Marshall County.

Investigators say the accident happened shortly after 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at a residence located at 3367 Fairman Avenue north of Baxter.

According to the Iowa State Patrol, a vehicle was backing from a residential garage when the driver backed over a young child who was riding a tricycle at the time.

An initial report filed by the state patrol indicated that the driver had carefully checked behind the vehicle before backing from the garage, but did not see the child.

The child was pronounced dead at the scene.

So far, no names have been released and the accident is still under investigation.