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RAEFORD, N.C. (WNCN) — Deputies are investigating the circumstances around a fatal pedestrian crash that killed a five-year-old child while riding a bike over the weekend in Raeford.
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According to the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the call around 4:30 p.m. Saturday on Grove Walk Road.
Deputies said in a news release Monday that emergency medical personnel, firefighters, and deputies provided immediate medical aid, and transported the child to a nearby hospital before flying the child to UNC Health. The child later died from injuries sustained in the crash.
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Deputies said the investigation remains ongoing. They told CBS 17 that they interviewed people at the scene, and they have a person of interest. No one is in custody at this time, according to deputies.
“I encourage everyone to support one another during moments like these,” Sheriff Roderick Virgil said in an online statement. “Our county is hurting today, and now more than ever, we must come together as a community, lift each other up, and keep those impacted in our thoughts and prayers.”
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The statement from the sheriff comes as a second child was hit by a car less than 24 hours before the fatal collision in another part of Hoke County on Poole Road. That child is expected to recover, according to deputies.
“Prayers for the families affected by the traumatic accidents that occurred today, and for all of our public safety personnel who responded. It has been a very difficult day in Hoke County,” Sheriff Virgil said.
The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone who has information on the ongoing investigation to contact their office at 910-875-5111.
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