2 May 2017

Child dies after being hit by truck

5:11 pm on 2 May 2017

A child has died after being hit by a truck in Gisborne.

Emergency services were called to the crash on Russell Street about 3pm.

A St John spokesperson confirmed the pedestrian hit by the truck was a child.

It sent two ambulances to the scene.

Cordons were in place at the intersections of Russell Street and Richardson Avenue, and Russell Street and Fox Street.