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A child has been has been airlifted to hospital after being hit by a truck outside a Northland school.
The accident happened near Whangaruru, a coastal community northeast of Whangarei.
St John Ambulance Communication Centre shift manager Alan Rhodes says they received a call just after 3pm saying a child had been hit outside Ngaiotonga Valley School.
He says the child has been airlifted in a serious condition to Whangarei Hospital. Police remain at the scene.
- NEWSTALK ZB
