Updated at 5:30 a.m. with information from the boy's school.
A 12-year-old boy walking along Josey Lane in Carrollton was struck and killed by a van Monday afternoon, police said.
The crash occurred before 2 p.m. Monday, while the boy, later identified by police as Victor Garcia, was walking with his mother and cousin near Crosby Road.
The driver of the van said he swerved to avoid hitting a vehicle in front of him.
The van drove up on the curb and struck the 12-year-old boy and his 7-year-old cousin. The younger boy survived, police said.
Carrollton police said the driver of the van "is cooperating."
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD officials later said via Facebook that Garcia was a student at Dewitt Perry Middle School.
A GoFundMe has been set up for the family and for funeral costs for Victor Garcia.
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