Crime & Safety

2 Kids On Electric Scooter Hit, Injured By Van On Chicago's South Side, Police Say

The children, a 7-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy were struck in an intersection by a white van headed southbound, Chicago police said.

( CBS Chicago)

October 17, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two children riding on an electric scooter were struck and injured by a car on Chicago's South Side Wednesday afternoon.

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The children, a 7-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, were traveling westbound on the scooter in the 6900 block of S. Stoney Island around 3:40 p.m. when they were struck in an intersection by a white van headed southbound, Chicago police said.

Both children were injured in the accident.

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