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Schoolboy dies after being hit by car
A seven-year-old boy was killed after being struck by a car in Porirua not far from his school.
The boy was walking about 3.15pm, shortly after the day had finished at Cannons Creek School, when he was hit by a car on Champion St, Inspector Mike Coleman said.
Emergency services tried to revive the boy but could not do so.
The road was closed while police investigated the scene.
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