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#5-year-old boy struck and killed in NYC hit-and-run

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“5-year-old boy struck and killed in NYC hit-and-run”

A 5-year-old boy was struck and killed by a pickup truck in Queens Thursday — and his parents watched in horror as the driver fled.

The child was crossing 100th Street with his parents when the driver of a white Dodge pickup truck turned onto the East Elmhurst block and struck the boy just before 5:30 p.m., police said.

The driver drove off from the scene as the boy’s parents watched helplessly.

The 5-year-old suffered severe trauma to the head and torso, police said.

Police survey the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash in East Elmhurst. Officers stand on the roadway behind crime tape. — The boy suffered severe trauma to his torso and head.

Authorities at the scene of the hit-and-run.

The child was crossing 100th Street when he was struck.

EMS rushed him to Elmhurst Hospital, but he couldn’t be saved. He was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m.

His identity is pending family notification.

The NYPD Collisions Investigation Squad was on the scene investigating the incident.

The Dodge driver remains at large.

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