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Skateboarder dies after being hit by car

The 24-year-old was taken Mercy Hospital and underwent surgery.
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GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Police in Grand Haven are investigating after a man on a skateboard was struck by a vehicle Thursday night. 

It happened near the intersection of South 3rd Street and Franklin Avenue around 7:30 p.m. 

According to a Facebook post by the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety, the 24-year-old Grand Rapids man went through a stop sign at Franklin and 3rd and was struck by a vehicle driven by a 45-year-old Grand Haven woman. 

He was taken Mercy Hospital and underwent surgery. 

Police say he died of his injuries Friday. 

The incident remains under investigation.

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