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Boy struck, killed walking near Wahoo school, officials say

Wahoo,-neWAHOO, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a boy died after he was struck by a pickup truck while walking near his school in Wahoo.

Saunders County Sheriff Kevin Stukenholtz says the boy was struck about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday at a street corner near Wahoo Elementary as he was walking home from school. He was pronounced dead later at Saunders Medical Center in Wahoo.

Authorities identified the boy as 11-year-old Mason Triplett. The pickup driver’s name hasn’t been released.

The accident is being investigated.

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