(KAIR)--A St. Joseph, Missouri child has died from injuries he suffered after being struck by a truck last month.

KQ2-TV reports that 7-year-old Dante Harris died Tuesday after sustaining serious head injuries in the July 9 accident that occurred in front of the city’s Pickett Elementary School.

The St. Joseph School District issued a statement saying it is “keeping the family in [their] thoughts and prayers during this difficult time of grief and sadness.”