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An 8-year-old boy on his way home from elementary school was struck and killed by a trash truck in Newport Beach, according to a news report.

The boy was a third grader at Newport Heights Elementary and has not been identified by the Orange County Coroner’s Office, although media reports have identified him as Brock McCann.

Authorities said that the incident happened at the intersection of 15^th Street and Michael Place. When Newport Beach Fire Department personnel arrived, they found the boy behind the truck.   He was pronounced dead at the scene from massive injuries.

Investigators with the California Highway Patrol were trying to determine whether the boy was riding or walking his bicycle at the time of the fatal accident. The driver of the trash truck, which is owned by CR&R Environmental Services of Stanton and contracted by the City of Newport Beach, stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

Authorities said that from the position of the truck on the street, it appeared the vehicle was making a right turn onto 15^th Street from Michael Place when it hit the boy. Investigators have not been able to find any witnesses.

If you or a loved one is involved in an accident that causes death or serious injury, call the Orange County personal injury attorneys at Callahan & Blaine, California’s Premier Litigation Firm.  We are one of the leading catastrophic Orange County personal injury law firms. In fact, in the last five years alone our lawyers have obtained over $1.5 billion in verdicts and settlements, including a record breaking $50 Million settlement against the City of Dana Point, which has been certified as the largest personal injury settlement in the history of the United States.

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