CT Child In Critical Condition After Car Crash: Police

WOLCOTT, CT — A 10-year-old child was seriously injured when he was pinned under a car following a crash in Wolcott on Friday night, according to police. A Ford Focus was traveling north on Woodtick Road at about 7:30 p.m.

The driver crossed the center line and turned abruptly to get back into the correct lane but over-corrected and went off the road. The car landed on its side.

There were two adults and eight children in the vehicle, according to police. Three of the children were in the hatchback area of the car.

One of those three, a 10-year-old child, was ejected and ended up beneath the vehicle, according to police. He was pulled from under the car by other motorists and was the most seriously injured with a severe laceration on his back. All others had "numerous bumps and bruises."

The 10-year-old child was brought to Connecticut Children's Hospital and is in critical condition. Police wrote in a Facebook post Sunday that he is still in the intensive care unit and is "hopefully on the way to recovery."

The accident remains under investigation.