FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP/WHDH) — Officials say two students were hit by a car while walking to a Massachusetts middle school.
Fall River Superintendent Matthew Malone says the students were struck in a crosswalk where a crossing guard was present in Fall River around 6:45 a.m. Monday.
Malone says the students were heading to Talbot Middle School, and police have identified the students as girls ages 12 and 13.
The 13-year-old girl was pinned under the front bumper of the car with a broken femur and the 12-year-old girl had her foot run over while trying to pull her friend to safety, according to police.
Both girls were taken to a Rhode Island hospital.
The driver, 45-year-old Jose Montalvo, will be summonsed to 2nd District Court on charges of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, and failure to stop at a stop sign.
The crash remains under investigation.
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