5-year-old boy in critical condition after being hit by tractor-trailer in Coalville
By Accident.NEWS
Publish Date: May 2, 2023
The child was flown to the hospital with critical injuries.
COALVILLE, Utah — A 5-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was hit by a tractor-trailer in Coalville while attempting to cross the road.
According to Utah Highway Patrol, the crash occurred just after 4:30 p.m. on Monday on South Hoytsville Road in Coalville. A 2018 Peterbilt truck pulling an empty livestock trailer was traveling southbound in the area when a 5-year-old boy "darted out into the road in an attempt to cross from West to East," UHP reported.
Witnesses said they saw the child run out into the road when the crash happened. The driver of the truck tried to brake and swerve around the boy, UHP stated, but he was hit by the right front bumper.
After he was hit, the child was flown to the hospital with critical injuries. Officials report the driver of the truck is being cooperative in the investigation and factors such as speed and impairment are not suspected.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing. The identity of the child was not made immediately available.
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Tags: Critical Condition, Utah, Injury, Accident, Child, Tractor Trailer, Coalville, UHP
Incident at a Glance
- Parties Involved:
- Unnamed 5-year-old boy
- Vehicles:
- 2018 Peterbilt truck
- State:
- Utah
- City:
- Coalville
- Location:
- South Hoytsville Road in Coalville
- Time of Incident:
- just after 4:30 p.m.
South Hoytsville Road in Coalville
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