1 dead after car hits group of children in UK

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A 12-year-old boy was killed and five others injured when a car struck a group of children outside a school in southern England.

Police said the they were called to reports that a number of pedestrians had been hurt following the incident which involved a silver Ford Ka.

The 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital where he died. A 53-year-old woman and four other children - three boys, two aged 15, and a 13-year-old and a girl, 16 - were also hurt but their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing.

All the children were thought to be pupils at the school, police said.

"This has been a truly shocking incident and my deepest sympathies are with all those involved," Detective Chief Inspector Rob Kirby said on Monday (local time).

Police have launched a murder investigation.