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A 7-year-old was struck and critically injured by a vehicle late this afternoon in Mililani.
Police said the boy ran from a driveway onto the roadway and into the path of a 2005 Hyundai multi-purpose vehicle driven by a 73-year-old woman.
He was struck at low speed, then fell and hit his head on the pavement, police said.
The accident occurred on Kumumau Place at about 5:33 p.m. during daylight hours, police said.
The boy was taken by ambulance in critical condition to The Queen’s Medical Center.
Police said speed and alcohol are not factors in the crash.
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