5-year-old struck, killed by truck in Philadelphia

The scene where a five-year-old boy was struck and killed by a truck in Northeast Philadelphia. Photo credit SkyForce10

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A five-year-old boy has died after a truck struck him Wednesday evening, Philadelphia police said.

The crash happened just after 6 p.m. on Eastwood Street near Longshore Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia.

The boy ran out onto the street when the pickup truck, driven by a 46-year-old man, hit him.

The boy was taken to St. Christopher Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 6:45 p.m.

The driver of the truck remained on scene as police investigated the crash.

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