7-year-old boy struck and critically injured by vehicle near Genessee Street and Sprenger Avenue in Buffalo, New York
7-year-old boy in critical condition after being hit by truck in Buffalo
Buffalo police say the boy was hit by the truck just after 4:30 p.m. Friday. The boy was taken to Oishei Children's Hospital by ambulance after the accident.
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