A 5-year-old boy was killed after being struck by a pickup truck in Falls Township Wednesday afternoon.
Lt. Hank Ward said the boy was pronounced dead at Aria Health’s Bucks County campus despite the efforts of police and medics who performed CPR on the child.
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The boy was struck around 3:10 p.m. in the Bel-Aire mobile home community on Old Bristol Pike in the Morrisville section of Falls, police said.
The driver of the striking pickup truck had to drive away from the scene after bystanders began attacking the vehicle. He drove a short distance away and contacted 9-1-1 to report the crash, police said.
Police cars escorted the Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad ambulance with the boy to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
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The driver of the pickup truck was cooperating with investigators and submitted a blood test, Ward said.
The 5 year old lived in the mobile home park with his parents and four other siblings.
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Police from multiple departments assisted at the crash scene.
Anyone with information on the crash or who witnesses it is asked to call Detective Sgt. Chris Clark or Officer David Gold at 215-949-9100.
