KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) - A 4 year-old boy has been struck and killed in Kingsport while riding a bicycle in the courtyard of an apartment complex.

Police say Jamarion H. Carpenter was pronounced dead at Holston Valley Medical Center after being injured about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2008.

Officers say he was struck by a Kingsport housing authority truck that had dropped off boxes.

The incident is under investigation.

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