The boy was struck by a Toyota Landcruiser at about 5.20pm on Thursday.
The fatal incident happened in the Broome suburb of Bilingurr on Thursday evening.A five-year-old boy has died in Western Australia's north after being hit by a vehicle in Broome on Thursday night.
The incident happened in a residential area on Nishioka Way at about 5.20pm, with the boy dying in hospital.abc.net.au/news/five-year-old-boy-dies-road-accident-broome/104993510A five-year-old boy died late on Thursday after being hit by a vehicle on a residential street in Broome, 2,000km north of Perth.
Police said a sandstone-coloured 1979 series Toyota LandCruiser was travelling west on Kassim Street in the suburb of Bilingurr at 5.20pm. According to police, when the vehicle turned north onto Nishioka Way, the vehicle and the five-year-old boy collided.Major Crash investigators are in Broome today conducting an examination of the scene.Any witnesses are asked to contact Crime Stoppers, with police also appealing for any dash-cam or mobile phone footage related to the incident.
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