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Child injured in hit-and-run incident on Columbia Road in Dorchester

A boy was struck and injured in a hit and run incident on Columbia Road in Dorchester Wednesday morning, Boston police said.

Officers responded to the intersection of Columbia Road and Intervale Street at around 7:24 a.m. and found the child, who is believed to be a boy between the ages of 8 and 10, suffering from injuries that are not considered to be life-threatening, according to Sergeant Detective John Boyle, a spokesman for Boston police.

The boy was taken to a local hospital.

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