A car hit a boy on a scooter near Orekhovo-Zuyevo

A child was injured in an accident in the Orekhovo-Zuyevsky city district. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Moscow region on Wednesday, July 15.

"Today in the village of Avsyunino on Lenin Street, a driver born in 1972, driving a Renault car, collided with an eight—year-old boy who was crossing the roadway outside the pedestrian crossing area on a scooter," the department told the Moscow city news agency.

The child with injuries was hospitalized in the nearest medical facility, according to the website. kp.ru .

Police officers are investigating the details of the incident.

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