HYANNIS, MASS. (WHDH) - A 7-year-old girl was struck by a car while running across a street in Hyannis on Thursday night.
Officers responding to the scene near the Dollar General store on West Main Street shortly before 8 p.m. spoke with witnesses who said two young girls had run across the roadway in front of them and, after they had crossed, a third girl ran out into the roadway and was struck by a passing motor vehicle.
The girl was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Rhode Island with what appeared to be minor injuries.
The 21-year-old Hyannis man who was behind the wheel of the car remained on scene until police arrived and is not expected to face any charges in connection with the crash.
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