It happened around 8:30 p.m. at 42nd Street and Girard Avenue in the Parkside section of the city. Police say the 11-year-old boy was crossing Girard Avenue in the crosswalk when he was hit by a truck. According to information, the boy was going to a variety store. “He was hit with such force his body was thrown 50 feet where he landed on Girard Avenue,” said Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small. The truck driver fled after the collision, police said. Small police officers found the boy lying on the highway, suffering from severe trauma to his head, arms, legs and body. The boy was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where he is listed in critical condition. No arrests have been made. Police say they are looking for a blue Ford F-150 with Pennsylvania tags ZTX6169. The driver is described as a white man in his 60s who wore glasses, police said. Witnesses told police the driver was swerving and weaving out of traffic before the crash. “At the point of impact, the vehicle, according to witnesses, went around two lanes of traffic, heading westbound in the eastbound lanes, when it struck this little boy,” Small said. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS. Copyright © 2022 WPVI-TV. All rights reserved.
