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Child hit by vehicle while crossing the street in Watertown released from hospital

The crash happened on Buckingham Street by Cummings Avenue.

WATERTOWN, Connecticut — A child who was hit by a vehicle in Watertown on Tuesday afternoon moments after she got off a school bus was released from the hospital, according to police. 

Police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle at Buckingham Street and Cummings Avenue around 3 p.m. Officers found that an 11-year-old student at Swift Middle School had been dropped off by a school bus that left the area.

Moments later, the police said the girl attempted to cross Buckingham Street when she was hit by a Chevrolet Trax SUV that was traveling southbound. 

The girl was taken by ambulance to Waterbury Hospital with undetermined injuries. The operator of the SUV is cooperating with the investigation. 

No charges have been filed. 

Doug Stewart is a Senior Digital Content Producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.

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