Child, 4, dead, another critically injured in Brooklyn hit-and-run

NEW YORK - A four-year-old child was killed and a six-year-old child was critically injured in a hit-and-run in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, said police.

Cops are searching for the driver of a blue truck who struck the children at about 9:18 a.m. Monday in front of 2025 East 67th Street near Public School 205.

Both children were taken to Maimonides Hospital where the younger child was pronounced dead. The identities of both children had not been released.

A description of the suspect was not available.

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