Police are investigating after a 3-year-old boy who fell out of a moving car in Miami Gardens died from his injuries.

Miami Gardens Police officials said the incident happened Wednesday evening around 5:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Northwest 47th Avenue.

The boy somehow managed to release himself from his car seat and fell out of the moving car, police said.

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He was airlifted to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries. The boy was later identified as Justin Reyes, of Hialeah.

Police said they’re still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.