Boston, MA — A 5-year-old had to be sent to the hospital after being hit by a van in Boston, Massachusetts, on Saturday, August 1, 2015. The accident happened on Hazelton Street, around 5:00 in the afternoon.
Police investigating the accident say that the boy was getting into a car when the accident happened. He was with him mother at the time. The van hit her leg, and the boy got knocked beneath the car.
Emergency workers took the boy to Boston Medical Center, and officials have said that his injuries are life-threatening.
Right now, why the accident happened isn’t clear. The driver of the van stayed at the scene after the crash, and he’s been cooperating with authorities.
Police are still investigating.
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Scene of the Accident
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I wish we had a little more information about what happened here. Reports say that the boy was getting into his mom’s car at the time. That means that the car was either parked in a driveway or on the side of the road. What caused the van to crash into them? Was the driver not paying attention? If not, what was he paying attention to? I’d say that at the very least, this individual has some tough questions to answer. Now we have a boy in the hospital, with injuries that who knows will have a lasting effect on him, and who’s going to be held responsible for that?
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