Child Hit By Vehicle In Williamsburg Street, Police Say

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — A 12-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle Thursday just blocks from where a woman was hit earlier that day, police said.

The 12-year-old was hit at the intersection of Wythe Avenue and Rutledge Street around 3:10 p.m. Thursday, police said.

She was taken to Bellevue Hospital by private means and the driver remained at the scene, police said.

Earlier Thursday, a 73-year-old woman was hit crossing the street at Bedford Avenue and Wallabout Street, just two blocks away.

Brooklyn: Wythe Ave & Rutledge St, child struck by a vehicle, child transported to bellevue hospital, @NYPDHighway CIS Investigating. pic.twitter.com/2nrTOFqrJW
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) April 6, 2017

Photo courtesy of Renee Schiavone.