Young boy hospitalised, police investigate after Gladstone accident
A young boy has been taken to hospital after he was hit by a car in the Gladstone region.
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Police investigations are ongoing after a primary school-aged boy was hit by a car near Gladstone on March 27.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the boy suffered facial injuries in the accident, which occurred on the corner of Koowin Drive and Lavender Boulevard in Kirkwood.
He was taken to Gladstone Hospital in a stable condition.
A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said crews attended about 6.30pm and that investigations were continuing as of March 28.
A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said two crews of firefighters attended the accident at 6.45pm.
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