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Scooter rider severely injured in Roxbury crash with SUV, police say

The pedestrian was brought to a local hospital by Boston EMS with life-threatening injuries, police said. 

A person on a scooter is facing life-threatening injuries after being hit by an SUV Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Boston police officers responded to Humboldt and Seaver Streets in Roxbury around 1:13 p.m. for a report of someone struck by a motor vehicle, a police spokesperson said.

The person was transported to a local hospital by Boston EMS with life-threatening injuries, police said. 

Neither the victim nor the vehicle’s operator were identified.

The incident is under investigation by the Boston Police Homicide Unit, the department said.

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