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Child sent to the hospital after being struck by driver of vehicle in Mississauga

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Emergency vehicles are seen outside an apartment building on Hillcrest Avenue, near Confederation Parkway, in Mississauga on Oct. 19. A child was sent to the hospital after being struck by the driver of vehicle in that area. (Chopper 24)

A child was sent to the hospital after being struck by the driver of vehicle in Mississauga late Monday afternoon, police say.

The crash happened just before 4:15 p.m. in the Cooksville neighbourhood, on Hillcrest Avenue near Confederation Parkway, just north of Dundas Street East.

Peel Regional Police say a child was struck by a vehicle that remained on scene.

They were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police told CTV News Toronto.

This investigation is ongoing and anyone with further information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.