A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has died after being involved in a collision with a lorry in Exeter this afternoon.
At around 3.10pm today police attended a road traffic collision on Topsham Road, near Countess Wear.
It happened on the zebra crossing on the Topsham side of Countess Wear roundabout and involved a 12 year old boy, who was a pedestrian and a skip lorry.
The boy was initially treated at scene by a member of the public and then paramedics. He was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival.
The lorry driver was uninjured.
The road remains closed whilst serious collision investigators carry out an examination at the scene and diversions are in place.
Any witnesses are requested to contact police on 101 quoting log 480 of 28/08/2014.
