Los Angeles, CA : 7-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Run Over By Ice Cream Truck in South Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Neighborhood residents attacked the driver of an ice cream truck after it struck and killed a 7-year-old boy riding a motorized bike in South Los Angeles, authorities said. The child had been riding alongside the truck on Wednesday when he apparently slipped for an unknown reason and was caught under a rear wheel, police Sgt. Timothy Colson said. The collision was an accident and the driver, who sustained bruises in the beating, has not been charged, police said. His name was not released. The driver told police that bricks were thrown at his truck and someone threatened him with a knife. He was taken to a police station for protection. Police were searching for the attackers. PHOTO: Danisha Mitchell is hugged by a relative at the scene of the accident Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, a day after her 7-year-old son Jamarion Thomas was killed in when his motorized bicycle collided with an ice cream truck, in South Los Angeles. The driver of the ice cream truck was attacked by neighborhood residents after it struck and killed the boy and was taken to a police station for his protection. The child had been riding the bike alongside the ice cream truck when he apparently slipped, was caught under a rear wheel and run over, Sgt. Timothy Colson said. The collision was an accident, and the driver has not been charged, police said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)Danisha Mitchell is hugged by a relative at the scene of the accident Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, a day after her 7-year-old son Jamarion Thomas was killed in when his motorized bicycle collided with an ice cream truck, in South Los Angeles. The driver of the ice cream truck was attacked by neighborhood residents after it struck and killed the boy and was taken to a police station for his protection. The child had been riding the bike alongside the ice cream truck when he apparently slipped, was caught under a rear wheel and run over, Sgt. Timothy Colson said. The collision was an accident, and the driver has not been charged, police said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) The child died at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, said Officer Nuria Venegas, a Los Angeles police spokeswoman. "I walked outside and he was on the ground, bleeding," Karen Black, who lives in the neighborhood. "I just tried to comfort the family, you know, because they were hollering and screaming." Coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter identified the child as Jamarion Thomas. The motorized bike, a teddy bear and candles were part of a memorial that loved ones assembled on the spot where the accident happened. Neighbor Jackie Johnson described Thomas as "a lovely little boy." Source : Ice cream truck kills 7-year-old boy, prompting onlookers to attack driver in Los Angeles