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| Boy, 7, dies in hit-and-run crash | Boy, 7, dies in hit-and-run crash |
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| A seven-year-old boy has died in a hit-and-run accident involving a "limousine-type" vehicle in West Lothian, police said. | A seven-year-old boy has died in a hit-and-run accident involving a "limousine-type" vehicle in West Lothian, police said. |
| Kurt Lynn was knocked down in Craigshill East Road, Livingston, at about 1840 BST on Saturday. | Kurt Lynn was knocked down in Craigshill East Road, Livingston, at about 1840 BST on Saturday. |
| He was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh, but died shortly afterwards. | He was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh, but died shortly afterwards. |
| Lothian and Borders Police said they had found the vehicle involved and were following positive lines of inquiry. | Lothian and Borders Police said they had found the vehicle involved and were following positive lines of inquiry. |
| Anyone with any information about the crash has been asked to contact police. | Anyone with any information about the crash has been asked to contact police. |
| ...a wonderful little boy has been lost Amanda Wilson, victim's grandmother | |
| Insp Grant Allan, of Lothian and Borders Police, said: "We have had some helpful information and are following a positive line of inquiry. | Insp Grant Allan, of Lothian and Borders Police, said: "We have had some helpful information and are following a positive line of inquiry. |
| "Nevertheless we would still like to hear from anyone else who may have seen anything connected with the incident or has any relevant information." | |
| The victim's grandmother, Amanda Wilson, urged the driver of the vehicle to contact the police. | |
| "The driver has to come forward and admit what they've done as a wonderful little boy has been lost," she said. | |
| She added that his dinner was on the table and she was about to call him inside when she got the news that he was lying on the road. |