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29/08/2014
Boy Killed By Bin Lorry While Using Zebra Crossing
A 12-year-old boy has died after being hit by a skip lorry in Devon.
It is understood that the boy was struck by the lorry at about 15:10 on Thursday on Topsham Road near Countess Wear.
The boy is understood to have using a zebra crossing when he was hit by the bin lorry.
He received medical treatment by a passer-by before paramedics arrived.
He was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he died a short time later.
Police have appealed for any witnesses to the accident to contact them on the non-emergency number 101.
(MH/CD)
It is understood that the boy was struck by the lorry at about 15:10 on Thursday on Topsham Road near Countess Wear.
The boy is understood to have using a zebra crossing when he was hit by the bin lorry.
He received medical treatment by a passer-by before paramedics arrived.
He was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he died a short time later.
Police have appealed for any witnesses to the accident to contact them on the non-emergency number 101.
(MH/CD)
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