A 5-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being struck by a driver backing their car out of a Brooklyn driveway.
The incident took place just before 3 p.m. on East 12th Street between Avenues N and O in Midwood, police said.
The driver, a 49-year-old woman, remained on the scene, a police spokesperson said, and volunteers with the Orthodox Jewish ambulance service Hatzolah provided aid to the child on scene. The incident is under investigation.
[caption id="attachment_163199" align="alignnone" width="700"] Police investigate the scene of a crash in Midwood that left a 5-year-old in critical conditionPhoto by Lloyd Mitchell[/caption]
Twenty-five people have died in traffic crashes so far this year, according to the Department of Transportation, including 13 pedestrians, 2 motorcyclists, 8 car drivers or passengers, and 2 operators of "other motorized" vehicles including throttle e-bikes.
Children have not been spared of the violence: just a few blocks away from Wednesday's incident, at Coney Island Avenue and Avenue J, a teenager was left in critical condition after being struck by a truck while exiting a city bus. A few weeks earlier, a 15-year-old girl was struck and killed by a hit-and-run school bus driver.
This story is developing, check back for updates.
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