Young child dies after being struck by car in Harrison Township

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For the second time this week, a child is dead after being hit by a car.

The latest incident happened Tuesday night in Harrison Township.

Police say a girl was walking on foot on Kuntz Street when she was hit by the vehicle around 7:30.

First responders tried to save the girl’s life but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the driver of the vehicle stayed on the scene.

Anyone with any information on the incident is asked to call Allegheny County Police at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.

On Sunday afternoon, a six-year-old girl was hit by a vehicle on Rosedale Street in Homewood South.

She was taken to the hospital with critical injuries, where she died a short time later.

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