GREENVILLE, Mich. (WZZM) -- A 4-year old boy has died after being hit by a pickup truck in Greenville.

It happened just before 11:30am at the intersection of M-57 and M-91 (Washington and Lafayette Streets). The pick-up truck was making a left turn onto Washington Street, when the boy, identified as Talos Bills, started crossing the street on a scooter accompanied by a family member. Both the driver and the boy had the proper lights.

As the driver turned left, she hit the boy. Witnesses say the boy was hit hard and they knew he probably wouldn't survive. "He had a very traumatic head injury. It's a tragic situation. Our hearts go out to the family," said Michelle Bivins, who works nearby. She called 911 shortly after the boy was hit.

OAKFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZZM) -- One man is dead after slamming his car into a tree in Kent County Tuesday morning.

Michigan State Police troopers arrived on scene shortly after 10:30 a.m. and found the victim pinned inside off the car on M57 near Old 14 Mile Road.

Scott Vernon, 58 of Greenville, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Preliminary investigation indicates Vernon was driving eastbound in a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt on M57 when he crossed the center line, drove off the north side of the road and crashed into a tree.

Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Kent County Sheriff's Department and the Oakfield Township Fire Department.

The accident remains under investigation.

If you have any information, please call Tpr. Ehrke at the MSP Rockford Post at (616) 866-4411.

SPENCER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZZM) -- Two drivers were seriously hurt in a crash Monday morning in northeastern Kent County.

The accident happened just before 8 a.m. at Lincoln Lake Avenue and 17 Mile Road.

A man in a pick-up truck and another in a GMC Jimmy SUV were pinned inside and hospitalized.

The intersection was closed for a brief time Monday morning, it has since reopened.