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LEWISTON— A Lewiston Middle School eighth grader was treated for injuries after being struck by a box truck Wednesday afternoon.

Police responded to the incident at the Russell Street and Central Avenue intersection around 2:12 p.m.

The student was transported to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with unknown injuries.

The truck’s driver, Wade Gould, 41, of Lisbon Falls, was cited for a traffic violation, Lewiston police spokesman Lt. Derrick St. Laurent said.

The driver appears to be at fault, St. Laurent said.

Joe Charpentier came to the Sun Journal in 2022 to cover crime and chaos. His previous experience was in a variety of rural Midcoast beats which included government, education, sports, economics and analysis,...