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Update: 12-Year-Old Boy In Union Hit-Run Has Died

UPDATE, July 19: The child died Friday morning. Click here for more. 

A child was in critical condition after he was hit by a car that left the scene Wednesday night in Union.

A child was in critical condition after he was hit by a car that left the scene Wednesday night in Union.

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A driver struck a child in Union Wednesday night and left the scene, police said. 

The 12-year-old* boy was hit around 8:30 p.m. near Galloping Hill Road and Forest Drive. The child was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he was listed in critical condition Thursday morning. 

A police spokesman said Thursday morning there may be additional updates later in the day. 

*The boy was originally identified as a 10-year-old 

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