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No charges after WA child killed by truck
AAP
A truck driver who fatally struck an seven-year-old boy at a road house in regional Western Australia has not been charged with any offences.
The boy was hit by the truck out the front of a Mingenew road house on Tuesday evening as his four-year-old brother watched on.
The driver didn't stop at the scene and police said on Wednesday he may not have realised what had happened.
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The boy was rushed to hospital but died of his injuries.
Police on Thursday said their investigation was complete, the driver had not been charged and a report would be prepared for the coroner.
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