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A 7-year-old boy is dead after he was hit by a semi-truck in Louisiana on Sept. 15

The truck driver had asked a crowd nearby to make sure children were out of the road

So far, no charges have been filed against the driver

A 7-year-old boy is dead after he was hit by a semi-truck in Louisiana, despite the truck driver checking to ensure no children were in his path.

Before 8 p.m. local time on Monday, Sept. 15, the child was fatally struck by the semi on Lindale Avenue near the intersection of Cottondale Drive in Baton Rouge, CBS affiliate WAFB , ABC affiliate WBRZ and Louisiana First reported. The boy was later identified by the local coroner as Suleiman Hamideh, according to the outlets.

"This is very tragic, it's very unfortunate," Cpl. Saundra Watts told WBRZ

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