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9-year-old critical after being struck by vehicle in school zone

Updated August 11, 2022 - 9:43 am

A 9-year-old is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle less than a half-mile from a Henderson elementary school.

Henderson police were called around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday to Coronado Center and Siena Heights drives after a crash involving a vehicle and the 9-year-old pedestrian, police said in a statement Thursday.

The intersection is less than a half-mile from Glen Taylor School.

The child was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition.

Details on the driver were not immediately provided.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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