Boy, 7, dies in Highway 401 hit-and-run
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A seven-year-old boy is dead after a hit-and-run on Highway 401 near Dixie Road Tuesday afternoon.
Police say a Honda Odyssey carrying four children and two adults was travelling westbound on the highway when it was struck by a Hummer just before 5 p.m. The Honda then struck another vehicle.
The seven-year-old boy suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital. All other occupants of the Honda were taken to hospital as a precaution.
Police say the Hummer fled the scene and was later found abandoned near Dixie Road. Police are now looking for the driver.