High school student hit by car seriously injured
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 | 1:02 PM AT
CBC News
A 16-year-old student from Colonel Gray High School was in a Charlottetown hospital Tuesday morning with serious injuries after he was struck by a car while crossing Queen Street.
The accident happened around 10:15 a.m. local time at the intersection of Pond Street, police said.
There is a crosswalk at the intersection, but police have not yet determined if the youth was using it.
(Rob LeClair/CBC)
The vehicle was heading northbound on Queen Street when the teen was hit, said Deputy Chief Richard Collins.
"He has been taken to the QEH [Queen Elizabeth Hospital] for treatment for what's being described as serious injury at this point in time," said Collins. "We have an accident reconstructionist and analyst on site."
The Ford Focus station wagon that struck the youth was driven by an adult male, said police. There is a crosswalk at the intersection, but police are still trying to determine whether the youth had used it.
Collins said it was too early to determine whether any charges will be laid.
The youth's family has been notified.
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