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Car Runs Over Boy on Lyons Avenue in Irvington Township

Newark

The driver of a car that struck a teenage boy in Irvington Township stayed at the scene and cooperated with police on Wednesday afternoon's incident. 

According to police, at approximately 4:42 p.m., emergency responders rushed to the vicinity of Lyons Avenue and Lincoln Place to investigate reports of a person hit by a car. 

Police and EMS arrived and found the juvenile lying on the ground after a vehicle struck him at that location. 

Police say the victim was transported to the hospital, where doctors treated leg injuries. The boy's parents arrived at the medical center a short time later. 

He is expected to survive his injuries. 

The incident remains under investigation, police said. 

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