A four-year-old boy died after he was hit by a speeding Mitsubishi Montero Thursday afternoon at the corner of Adriatico Street and Quirino Avenue in Malate, Manila, the police said Friday.

The victim was from a family residing also in Malate. He was declared dead on arrival at the Ospital ng Maynila, according to a report by P/Ssg. Allen Camangon of the Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit.

The driver of the sports utility vehicle, one Gil Cruzada, 63, a retired overseas Filipino worker, was arrested to face charges of reckless driving resulting to homicide before the Manila City Prosecutor's Office.

A video of the accident has since gone viral.