Crime & Safety

Report: Boy, 6, Hit by Truck in Mount Vernon

NBC-4 reports child has life-threatening injuries.

Clarification: An earlier report noted the child was a girl; we have corrected the error.

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Fairfax County officials are reportedly on the scene in Mount Vernon, where a child has been hit by a truck, according to a report at 6:30 p.m. by NBC-4.

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A truck reportedly hit a boy, 6, in the area of 9300 Mount Vernon Circle, the TV station reported.

The news report notes that the child has life-threatening injuries.

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