A 5-year-old Nebraska boy is recovering after being run over by a car that a playful 6-year-old girl shifted into neutral.

Douglas County Chief Deputy Sheriff Marty Bilek says Evan Perez was seriously hurt in the Sunday evening accident but should recover.

Bilek says the girl was playing in her dad’s car while it was parked outside a west Omaha apartment complex.

The girl got out of the car before it rolled over Evan, who was chasing a soccer ball. Bilek says the car’s tires didn’t roll over Evan, but he suffered facial bruises and other injuries.