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2 children hit by vehicle after running into traffic: Saskatoon police

Saskatoon police are asking people to avoid the area and have shut down 19th Street East between 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue. File / Global News

Saskatoon police say a ticket was not issued to a driver whose vehicle came into contact with two children on Saturday.

Just after 1 p.m., Saskatoon police responded to a report of a “small child being hit by a vehicle” in the 700 block of Matheson Drive.

Patrol officers on scene said two boys, 10 and 11, were involved in the incident.

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Police say both boys were running on the sidewalk and ran out into traffic without looking, and ran into the side of a slow moving vehicle.

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Both boys were treated for minor scrapes by Medavie Health Services.

Officers then gave both boys a ride home.

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