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Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle near Whitefish

Posted at 11:35 AM, Nov 13, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-13 13:35:37-05

A child was hit by a vehicle north of Whitefish on Tuesday afternoon after exiting a school bus.

Montana Highway Patrol Captain Chad Dever says a driver failed to stop for a school bus -- which had its flashing lights on and a stop sign up -- at around 4:45 p.m. on U.S. Highway 93 near mile marker 137, near the intersection with Graham Lane.

The driver was traveling around 25 mph when the vehicle struck the child. Dever told MTN News that charges in the incident are still pending and that the driver has not been arrested.

The 6-year-old child was taken to an area hospital and is suffering from a traumatic brain injury. The MHP is still investigating the incident and no further information is being released at this time.

-Information from Sean Wells included in this report