EC teen killed after being hit by a truck

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A 15-year-old Eastern Cape boy has died after being hit by a truck near Willowvale.

Police spokesperson, Captain Jackson Manatha, said the youth was with a group of boys running along the road at Ndeleni Locality, near Willowvale, when the accident happened late Saturday afternoon.

He said the boy died on the scene.

Captain Manatha said the identity of the teenager is being withheld pending formal notification.

He said a culpable homicide docket had been opened.