(KLZA)-- A Percival, Iowa man faces charges after a six-year-old boy was struck and killed in Nebraska City Thursday afternoon.

Shortly after 4:30, Nebraska City Police and Nebraska City Fire and Rescue were dispatched to an area behind the Veterans Memorial Building for a pedestrian being hit.

When authorities arrived, they discovered the boy had been hit and killed by a pickup.

The incident occurred during a farmer's market at the location.

59-year-old Vernon Christiansen was arrested on suspicion of motor vehicle homicide and other charges.

He was booked into the Otoe County Jail.

The incident remains under investigation.