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Ten-year-old struck fatally in crosswalk


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A child aged ten was hit by a car in a sidewalk on Dacia Blvd in Botanica district of Chisinau on Friday evening. He died later in the hospital, IPN reports.

According to the police, the accident occurred at about 7pm. The General Police Inspectorate said the boy was struck by a car driven by a man aged 22 when he was crossing the street legally.

The child was rushed to the hospital, but could not be saved.

The police call on the motorists to drive carefully and to reduce the speed near crosswalks even if there is no one crossing the street apparently.