7-year-old boy hit by car in St. Cloud

by Elizabeth Baier, Minnesota Public Radio

St. Paul, Minn. — A 7-year-old boy was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon after he was hit by a car in a residential neighborhood of St. Cloud, authorities said.

The accident happened shortly after 3 p.m. at the intersection of University Drive South and 13th Avenue South.

Officers found the boy unconscious when they arrived at the scene of the accident. He was transported with serious injuries to the St. Cloud Hospital by Gold Cross Ambulance, officials said. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the driver of the car to hit the boy.

Officials are still investigating the accident.