By Associated Press - Friday, June 22, 2018

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Police say a 5-year-old boy has died after he was struck in a hit-and-run on a residential Philadelphia street. Police are still seeking the driver.

Police say the boy was struck just after 4 p.m. Friday and rushed to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He was pronounced dead at 4:50 p.m.

No description of the car has been released.

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No other details are immediately available.

Images from the scene showed a large pool of blood near the sidewalk and the street blocked off with yellow crime tape.

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