Child hit by tractor-trailer in Gwinnett County

A child was struck by a tractor-trailer in Gwinnett County on Friday afternoon, authorities confirmed.

Gwinnett police responded to a pedestrian accident on Hamilton Mill Road near Woodtree Lane.

The child was taken to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston with non-life-threatening injuries, Channel 2 Action News reported.

No other information was released by police.

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Police arrested the mother, who they say got combative with officers.

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