Boy, 15, dead after being hit by a truck outside Bendigo school

Victoria police say a passerby commenced CPR on a pedestrian hit by a truck in Bendigo, but the person died at the scene. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

A 15-year-old boy has died after being hit by a truck outside a regional Victorian school shortly before classes were due to start.

Victoria police on Friday said the teenager, who lived locally, was hit by a truck on High Street in Bendigo at 8.30am.