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7-year-old boy critically injured after being hit by SUV in Alexandria

The boy was hit at an apartment complex in the 400 block of North Armistead Street.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A 7-year-old boy was critically injured after being hit by an SUV at an Alexandria apartment complex on Saturday.

Just after 1 p.m., the Alexandria Police Department responded to the 400 block of North Armistead Street for a child being hit by a vehicle.

According to police, a blue SUV struck the boy while driving through the apartment complex parking lot.

The boy was taken to an area hospital with critical and life-threatening injuries, the police department said.

The driver of the SUV stayed on the scene.

No other details have been released.

The police department's Crash Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash. Any witnesses with information should contact Officer Wes Vitale by phone at (703) 746-6178, by email wesley.vitale@alexandriava.gov, or call our non-emergency number at (703) 746-4444.

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