Monday, December 23

4-year-old boy killed and another wounded rolled in front of a school in New York; runaway driver

Niño de 4 años muerto y otro herido arrollados frente a escuela en Nueva York; conductor en fuga

FDNY Ambulance

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A 4-year-old boy died and another 6 is hospitalized after they were hit by a vehicle that fled the scene in Brooklyn (NYC) yesterday .

The authorities said that shortly after 9 am the children were run over in the street 21, between the avenues 20 and 21 in the Bensonhurst section, around the corner from PS 205, The Clarion School.

A Blue minivan left the crash scene, but police said the driver was contacted later and returned to the scene, he noted Pix 11.

It was not immediately clear if the children attended classes there. Both victims were taken to hospital by Hatzalah emergency services before the FDNY arrived at the scene, authorities said. The 4-year-old boy was pronounced dead in the hospital and the 6-year-old was in critical condition .

NYPD: 4-Year-Old killed, 6-Year- Old Seriously Hurt in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run https://t.co/auy1FsuoQl

– Blue Lives Matter (@RetiredNYCPD) January 5, 2021

A hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn on Monday morning left a 4-year-old boy dead and a 6-year-old critically injured, the authorities said. https://t.co/CID2JlYMvy

– NYT Metro (@NYTMetro) January 5, 2021