Boy younger than 10 dead after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Ogema, Sask.
Police say a boy under the age of 10 was riding his bike when he was hit by a vehicle at the gravel intersection of Bradley Street and Saskatchewan Avenue in Ogema, which is about 100 kilometres southwest of Regina.
It happened Thursday afternoon at about 5:30 p.m. CST.
The boy was declared dead at the scene. His family has been notified.
RCMP say the driver stayed at the scene. An RCMP collision reconstructionist is working to determine exactly what happened.
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