15-year-old killed after being hit by truck on his way to school in Bendigo

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A tight knit Bendigo school community is mourning the tragic loss of a 15-year-old student. The teen was hit by a truck this morning at a busy intersection with the cause of the crash under investigation.

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00:00Police begin their investigation on Bendigo's main road, redirecting traffic away from where

00:09a schoolboy lost his life.

00:11A hugely disgusting situation for everybody, the entire community.

00:17The teen was hit by a truck at around 8.30 this morning, a passerby attempting CPR but

00:23the 15 year old died at the scene.

00:24They worked tirelessly to try and save this poor person but unfortunately they passed

00:29away.

00:30Don't expect to see something like that at the front of your workplace.

00:33Just hope the family is ok and anyone that witnesses is ok.

00:37But yeah, send love to their family.

00:40The boy was a student at Girton Grammar, a co-ed independent school with a community consisting

00:45of more than 1,100 students.

00:48That community is now in mourning.

00:50In a message to parents, Girton Grammar's principal said the school was devastated and would

00:55be providing support to students.

00:57Parents have also been asked to talk to their kids about how they're feeling.

01:01The Premier has also offered condolences and support.

01:04I'm deeply saddened by the tragedy, she said.

01:07My heart is with the family, loved ones and entire school community who are grieving the

01:11loss of one of their own.

01:14An investigation into what caused the crash is ongoing.

01:18The truck driver wasn't injured.

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