DAVENPORT, Iowa — A child was sent to the hospital with serious injuries Tuesday evening after a car crash.
According to the Davenport Police Department , at about 6:35 p.m. first responders were called to the area of Locust Street and Elsie Avenue, near Davenport West High School after a report of a crash involving a pedestrian.
It was discovered that an SUV was travelling down Locust Street alongside another car when a 12-year-old child ran into the street.
The second car swerved out of the way and avoided the child, but the SUV was unable to, and struck them.
The child sustained serious Injuries and was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, where their condition is still unknown.
The incident remains under investigation.
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