Girl, 11, Hit By Police Cruiser In Brooklyn: NYPD

BROOKLYN, NY — An 11-year-old pedestrian was hit by a marked NYPD cruiser in Brooklyn on Tuesday evening in Gravesend, authorities said.

While responding to a 911 call for an assault, the officer behind the wheel struck the girl at the corner of Stillwell Avenue and Highlawn Avenue about 6:43 p.m., police said. The cruiser then collided with an unoccupied car that was parked nearby, an NYPD spokesperson told Patch.

First responders took the child to Maimonides Medical Center to be treated for minor injuries, police said. Two police officers were also transported to the hospital in stable condition by EMS, police added.

The incident is still under investigation.