NEW YORK (AP) - Police say a 5-year-old boy has been struck and killed by a car in Brooklyn.
The child was hit just after 8:30 p.m. Sunday on Empire Boulevard in the Crown Heights neighborhood.
He was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The boy’s name was not released.
Police say the driver remained on the scene.
The accident is under investigation, and no charges were immediately filed.
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