Child struck, killed by hit-and-run driver in Queens

NEW YORK - A child was hit by a car and killed in Queens on Thursday afternoon. 

According to authorities, the victim, a 5-year-old boy, was crossing 100th Street in East Elmhurst with his parents when a Dodge Ram pickup truck driving on McIntosh Street turned onto 100th Street and struck the child. 

The NYPD says the truck then took off from the scene.

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The boy was taken to Elmhurst Hospital with severe head and torso injuries and was pronounced dead.

So far, no arrests have been made, and an investigation is ongoing.