Eric Longhurst, 11, dies after pedestrian collision at Main Street and 1600 North in Orem, Utah
Orem boy dies after a truck hits him
"One of our officers was only a block away when the accident happened and within a few minutes a [doctor] and nurse were tending to Eric until medics arrived," a police news release reads. He was taken to the hospital and died Thursday night, surrounded by family and friends.
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