It happened around 6:15 p.m. on the 600 block of Davenport Road in Hainesport, New Jersey.
The exact details of the crash are unclear but authorities say the child was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in extremely critical condition.
The child was later pronounced dead.
Police were called to the scene to investigate.
a young boy is hospitalized after being struck by a car in Hainesport, New Jersey. Chopper six over the 6-hundred block of Davenport road. There around 6:15pm, state police were dispatched to the scene to investigate the incident. The boy, age 5, was air lifted via medical helicopter to COOPER UNIVERSITY TRAUMA for care. The child was deemed a trauma alert and extremely critical while in transit..
