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10-year-old Omaha boy critically hurt after being struck by car

ambulance-lightsOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha Police say a 10-year-old boy was critically injured when he was struck by a car in northwest Omaha.

The accident happened near 107th and Fort streets around 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Witnesses told police that the boy ran out into the street in front of a 1997 Honda Accord. The driver tried to swerve but still struck the boy.

Paramedics rushed the boy to a hospital in critical condition.

Police said there wasn’t a crosswalk where the incident happened.

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