St. Paul 7-year-old critical after he's struck while walking to his bus

A 7-year-old boy hit by a pickup truck while walking to his school bus Thursday morning on St. Paul's West Side is in critical condition.

Police said the boy was hit while crossing S. Robert Street at Wood Street about 6:30 a.m. He was in a crosswalk, and a stopped school bus had its lights flashing and stop arm out when the driver struck the boy, police spokesman Steve Linders said.

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