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A 10-year-old boy was on his way to a sleepover in Franklin Township when he was struck and killed by a police cruiser while crossing the street with two friends. The accident occurred at 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Delsea Drive and Paul Street. The two other children were not hurt, but the victim was struck in the middle of the road and was pronounced dead at the scene. It's unclear at this time whether the officer was responding to a call. We'll update this story as more information becomes available.
Three children were injured when a Kia Sport, driven by Allison A Luke, 39, of Ogdensburg, ran a red light and crashed into a 2006 First Student School Bus at the intersection of Newton-Sparta Road and Limecrest Road. Police began getting calls at 3:38 p.m. Wednesday. There were 29 children on the bus from Long Pond Middle School and the Florence M. Burd School of the Andover Regional District. August D’Angelo, 58, of Andover Twp., was driving the bus. Luke ran a red traffic signal and “T-boned” the bus just in front of the rear axle.