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Child seriously injured in single-vehicle hit-and-run near LAX

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A child was seriously injured in a single-vehicle hit-and-run crash in a median early Tuesday morning in the Westchester area near Los Angeles International Airport.

The vehicle hit a median around 1:50 a.m. Tuesday at or near the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and 96th Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.


The driver, described only as a woman, fled the scene, taking four children with her and leaving two adults in the vehicle, a department public information officer said.

The two adults had minor injuries and one was taken to a hospital.

The children were eventually located and one of them had a serious injury. All four were taken to a hospital, according to the LAPD.

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The woman remained at-large Tuesday morning.

The police investigation into the suspected felony hit-and-run prompted lane closures on Sepulveda, snarling traffic in the area just north of LAX.

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