Crime & Safety
7-Year-Old Hit By Car, Flown To Charlotte Hospital For Emergency Care
A 7-year-old was hit by a car near a school bus stop, according to North Carolina troopers. The child was flown to a Charlotte Hospital.
UPDATE: The child has died, according to state troopers.
ORIGINAL: BURKE COUNTY, NC — A 7-year-old child was hit by a car and flown to a Charlotte hospital, according to North Carolina state troopers.
The incident happened in Burke County near a school bus stop. Initially, the child was taken to Morganton Hospital but then flown to Charlotte in critical condition, according to Charlotte news affiliate WSOC.
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Troopers told WSOC the child "darted" in front of the car at a bus stop.
More updates will be provided as they become available.
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