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| Hit and run kills 10-year-old boy | Hit and run kills 10-year-old boy |
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| A 10-year-old boy has died after being hit by a van in York. | A 10-year-old boy has died after being hit by a van in York. |
| The two occupants of the van, described as white males in their late teens or early 20s, left the blue Ford Transit van and ran away from the scene. | |
| North Yorkshire Police said the boy was crossing Holgate Road at 2020 BST on Saturday when the van hit him. | North Yorkshire Police said the boy was crossing Holgate Road at 2020 BST on Saturday when the van hit him. |
| He was taken by ambulance to York District Hospital where he was pronounced dead. He has not been named but his family have been informed. | |
| The van stopped at the scene but the two men who were inside it then ran off, leaving the van behind. An operation involving a police helicopter is under way in the city to trace the men. | |
| Police said the victim was local to the area. |