Investigators said the van lost control and hit the boy and his mother. The vehicle remained at the scene.
The crash severed the child's foot. He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital.
His mother was taken to Kings County Hospital.
Both are expected to survive.
The driver was not charged.
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