WYOMING, Mich. — A 13-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by a car in Wyoming Tuesday morning.
Wyoming Police say the crash happened around 6:55 a.m. near the area of 44th Street SW and Byron Center Ave SW.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found the boy with serious injuries. The boy was taken to a local hospital for treatment, where he remains in critical condition.
Police believe the boy was walking in the road when he was hit by the car. The driver of the car that struck the boy was cooperative with police after the crash.
The crash occurred about 15 minutes after a pedestrian crash that killed a 67-year-old Wyoming man less than five miles away.
"While we're still investigating both crashes, I can tell you that both pedestrians were not in a crosswalk when they were struck by a vehicle," said Lt. Andrew Koeller with the Wyoming Police Department. "It's pretty unexpected, and it's pretty draining on resources. Most of our patrol, our community services unit, our forensics unit, our accident investigators were all out, divided amongst the scenes and it can be pretty tough to manage but they did a wonderful job."
The Wyoming Department of Public Safety Accident Investigation and Forensic Services Units are investigating both crashes.
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