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8-year-old struck by car in Lauderhill dies

 

mfinch@MiamiHerald.com

A 8-year-old struck by a vehicle in a Lauderhill neighborhood street Saturday night has died, police said on Sunday.

The child was struck at around 7 p.m. on the 5700 block of Northwest 27th Court.

No names have been released.

The driver has been identified only as a 20-year-old female.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation, said police spokesman Capt. Rick Rocco.

The child was transported to Broward Health Medical Center in critical condition immediately after the incident, police said.

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