A teenager has died following an incident on Keira Street in the Wollongong CBD on Monday morning.
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It is understood the school student was fatally injured in the incident outside Wollongong Central.
Multiple police vehicles and ambulances attended the scene in front of the Wollongong Central building, between Crown and Market streets.
The teen was taken to Wollongong Hospital by ambulance at 11.15am where police confirm he was later declared dead.
The road was closed to vehicles and pedestrians for two hours as a detective and crime scene officers undertook investigations.
The incident is not being treated as suspicious by police.
Part of Wollongong Central food court was cordoned off to shoppers but the shopping centre was operating as normal.
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EARLIER: Keira Street remains closed following an incident in the Wollongong CBD on Monday morning.
Multiple police vehicles and ambulances were at the scene in front of the Wollongong Central building, between Crown and Market streets.
Ambulances left the scene with a patient about 11.15am but police remain.
A detective was also on scene and crime scene officers are expected soon.
The street is closed to both vehicles and pedestrians.
Bus passengers who would take the bus from the stop in front of the Wollongong Central building are directed to move to a temporary stop on Keira Street between Market and Victoria streets.
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