Toddler killed in Ocean City, Maryland, tram crash while crossing boardwalk

A 2-year-old boy was killed in Ocean City, Maryland, on Tuesday after being struck by a tram while crossing the boardwalk in the resort town, authorities said.

The boy was crossing near the boardwalk tram pad near Dorchester Street around 8:14 p.m. when a southbound tram struck him, the Ocean City Police Department said.

EMS personnel pronounced the child dead at the scene. 

Both tram conductors remained at the scene after the fatal collision, and a portion of the boardwalk was temporarily closed.