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Five-year-old dies after being hit by car in Whangarei

December 22, 2017

A five-year-old has died after being hit by a car in Whangarei this afternoon.

St John said they were alerted to the incident around 2pm.

It took place in the suburb of Kensington.

The child was killed just two hours before the start of the Christmas Holiday road toll.

The holiday road toll period starts at 4pm today and ends at 6am on January 3.

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