8-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized after Bakersfield Pedestrian Accident on Holtby Road and Bank Street
Child Hit and Seriously Injured by Car in Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California: An 8-year-old boy was severely injured after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon near Roosevelt Elementary School in Central Bakersfield.
According to the Bakersfield Police Department, the accident occurred around 1:44 p.m. on Holtby Road and Bank Street.
Authorities said the boy was walking at the intersection when he was hit by a vehicle.
A video of the crash from a neighbor showed the boy walking into the corner as the driver of the car stopped at a stop sign on Holtby Road. The driver then accelerated and struck the boy.
The child was taken to Kern Medical in critical condition.
Speed and impairment are not believed to be contributing factors.