Child killed near museum identified by police
The 4-year-old was hit by a truck
Boston police on Wednesday released the name of the 4-yearold girl who was fatally hit by a pickup truck on Sunday near the Boston Children’s Museum and Martin’s Park.
The girl’s name was Gracie Gancheva, police said. A police report, provided to the Globe in response to a public records request, indicated that the Gancheva family was from the Denver area.
A spokesman for the Boston Police Department said the child’s family did not want to speak with reporters.
The girl was hit by a 2015 F150 Ford pickup truck around 5 p.m. near the intersection of Congress and Sleeper streets. No criminal charges or citations have been issued to the driver, who remained at the scene. The crash is under investigation.
Dr. Cara Bornstein of the state’s medical examiner’s office said the preliminary cause of death was “blunt force injury,” according to the police report.
In a statement, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden expressed condolences to the girl’s family.
“It’s difficult to adequately express the scope of tragedy in losing someone so young,” Hayden said. “My staff and I extend our deepest condolences to Gracie Gancheva’s family, friends, and loved ones.”
The child was killed in an area that Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration has targeted for pedestrian safety upgrades, including a raised sidewalk at the intersection where the girl was hit, city records show.
A spokesperson for the city’s transportation department said officials are trying to determine if some safety improvements could be made before the larger project is put out to bid in the coming months.
Jeremiah Manion of the Globe Staff contributed to this report. John R. Ellement can be reached at john.ellement@globe.com.