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OPP looking for witnesses after police cruiser struck boy, 10, on bike near Muskoka

OPP are appealing for witness after a police cruiser struck a 10-year-old child on a bicycle. Global News file

GRAVENHURST, Ont. – Ontario provincial police say they are looking for witnesses after a police cruiser hit a 10-year-old near Muskoka on Thursday.

OPP say one of their police vehicles was turning into a parking lot in Gravenhurst, Ont., around 12:30 p.m. when it struck the young boy.

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They say the boy was riding a bicycle on the sidewalk when he was hit.

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The boy was taken to hospital with minor injuries and he has since been released.

The OPP’s traffic management team is investigating the incident.

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