CINCINNATI — A child has life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Bond Hill, Cincinnati police said.
The child, identified by police as an 8-year-old boy, was hit at approximately 2:02 p.m. on Laidlaw Avenue by the driver of a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox traveling westbound. Police say the child was crossing the street when the crash happened.
"We are thinking about them and we are praying for them," said Jacqueline Edmerson, president of the Bond Hill Community Council.
First responders took the child to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center where he is currently listed in critical condition.
Edmerson said she plans on looking into how to make Laidlaw Avenue safer.
"There are multiple trucks," Edmerson said. "This is a very dangerous street. Most of the streets in Bond Hill, I don’t see these kind of trucks. I think it’s because it’s so close to I-75, so a lot of the trucks ... are coming to get on I-75, so we’re going to have to look at that."
Bond Hill Community Council Safety Chair Charles Holmes said pedestrian safety is a big concern for residents.
"Pedestrians are getting hit a lot more than we’ve ever seen before," he said.
“We are thinking about them and we are praying for them."
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Holmes is working with the city to improve safety in the area.
"We are working with the city to try and implement some traffic safety procedures here so far as maybe putting in audible traffic lights, more visible signs for the area especially, we have a school just on the other side here," Holmes said.
He noted Laidlaw Avenue is a busy street.
"This is a heavy traffic area too, with Paddock Road being Route 4 and on the other side Reading Road being Route 42," Holmes said. "We get a lot of traffic whether it’s just small vehicles obviously this road gets a lot of semis."
The driver of the vehicle who hit the boy was uninjured.
CPD's Traffic Unit is investigating. Police say that excessive speed and impairment do not appear to be factors in the crash.
Police are asking any witnesses to this crash to contact the Cincinnati Police Department's Traffic Unit at 513-352-2514.
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