A three-year-old died after they were hit by a pickup truck in northern Alberta Tuesday, according to police.
RCMP in Slave Lake were called to the southeast part of the town around 7:15 p.m., along with fire and emergency medical services, and the child was transported to the Slave Lake Healthcare Centre, police said.
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Police said the child died as a result of their injuries.
“Slave Lake RCMP continue to investigate this collision and no further updates are anticipated,” police said in a news release.
Slave Lake is about 200 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.