EMERGENCY personnel work on the child as he is surrounded by concerned residents. Photos by Tom Godfrey.
A five-year-old boy was taken to hospital after suffering serious but non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a pick up truck on Seventh Street, just south of Lake Shore Blvd. W.
A large crowd or concerned area residents gathered around the child and his mother as police arrived on the scene.
Police were called on October 21 just after 4:30 p.m. to calls that a ‘child was struck by a driver.’
SEVENTH Street was blocked off by police and emergency vehicles to help the injured child.
Police said on Twitter that the child was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Witnesses at the scene said the child was taken for checks to the Hospital for Sick Children. It appeared the boy was hit in the head area by the truck near Seventh Street Junior School.
The driver of the vehicle remained on scene, police say.
Traffic was diverted in and around Seventh Street for several hours as police conducted their investigation.
It is unknown if charges will be laid at this time.