By Associated Press - Thursday, December 8, 2016

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Police say a 7-year-old boy is in a Lincoln hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a truck as he crossed the street to go to school.

Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood tells the Lincoln Journal Star (https://bit.ly/2hl5Zkh ) that a northbound pickup hit the boy Thursday morning as he crossed the street in the crosswalk in front of Saratoga Elementary School.

Lincoln Public Schools spokeswoman Mindy Burbach says there is a traffic light at the crosswalk. Police say no traffic citations were immediately issued.



The boy’s name has not been released.

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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, https://www.journalstar.com

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