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A child under the age of 10 was taken to hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a dump truck on a street in the Overbrook neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon.

A spokesperson said the Ottawa Paramedic Service was called to the scene on Presland Road near Lola Street at about 3:40 p.m. Article content Article content

The Ottawa Police Service posted online that Presland was closed to traffic between Naughton and Frances streets, which are just east of Lola, because of the collision.

No additional details were immediately available Wednesday evening. Article content Article content

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