North Rhine-Westphalia: Seven-year-old hit by a car and seriously injured

Gevelsberg (dpa / lnw) - A seven-year-old was hit by a car in Gevelsberg (Ennepe-Ruhr district) and seriously injured. The boy wanted to cross the street with someone his own age and ran into the street between parked cars, the police said on Friday. A 38-year-old driver initiated an emergency stop, but could no longer prevent the collision with the child. The boy was taken to the hospital after the accident on Thursday with serious injuries.