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Boy, 10, rescued after being trapped under car in Oakville

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Emergency crews rescued a 10-year-old boy Tuesday evening after he became trapped under a vehicle in Oakville.

First responders were called to a home on Baronwood Dr. after a child riding a bicycle was run over by a vehicle and was pinned underneath it.

Police said the boy was riding northbound on the sidewalk and had turned up a driveway when a woman steered her car into the driveway.

Emergency crews arrived and freed the boy after a prolonged extrication process.

The boy suffered minor abrasions but didn’t appear to be seriously injured.

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