A 1-year-old boy died on Friday afternoon after wandering onto a road in Jonesville, Florida, where he was struck by a vehicle, state authorities said.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers reported that the child's parents were doing yard work at their residence when the toddler walked away unnoticed.
According to officials, the parents searched for the boy in locations he typically frequented, but he managed to reach the nearby roadway before they could locate him.
