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Unmanned truck rolls away from construction site, kills 5-year-old boy

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5-year-old boy killed after unmanned construction truck rolls into house
WATCH ABOVE: A five-year-old boy was killed when an unmanned truck rolled from a construction site and into a house in Hillsborough, NC Monday. A man has been charged in the incident – Dec 26, 2016

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.  — Authorities say a young boy has been killed by an unmanned truck that rolled down a hill after it wasn’t properly secured at a construction site.

Hillsborough Police Chief Duane Hampton says the 5-year-old boy was playing in the neighborhood when the truck rolled away from the construction site where it was being loaded.

The truck rolled through several yards, hit the boy and came to rest after crashing into a house. Hampton says a worker has been arrested.

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