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An 8-year-old girl was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after being struck by a car in Newark, according to police. The child was struck in the area of Broadway and Second Avenue around 3:03 p.m., police said. The girl was taken to University Hospital in stable condition. An update on her condition wasn’t available Thursday evening. The driver remained at the site where the girl was hit when officers arrived, police said. An investigation into the strike remained ongoing Thursday. Thank you for relying on us to provide the local news you can trust. Please consider supporting NJ.com with a subsc…

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