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Boy on dirt bike killed by truck in Watson Lake, Yukon

An 11-year-old Watson Lake boy died on Wednesday, after he was hit by a pickup truck while riding his dirt bike.

Yukon coroner Kirsten Macdonald says it happened just after 6 p.m., on Airport Road.

She says the boy's name won't be released until she's able to talk to his family.

The coroner and RCMP are investigating the collision.