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Two-Year-Old Child Struck by Vehicle While in a Stroller in Plainfield

Plainfield

Police in Plainfield are investigating an incident where a child was struck and injured by a vehicle while offering a stroller this afternoon.

According to authorities, at approximately 4:50 PM, Plainfield Police Division responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian.

Officers arrived at Seventh Street and Central Avenue and determined that a motor vehicle failed to yield to a pedestrian and struck a baby stroller while the child was occupying a stroller.

Authorities said a two-year-old child fell from the stroller during this low impact accident and obtained minor injuries.

As a precaution, EMS transported the child an area hospital.

The driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was not injured but was issued a summons for failure to yield to a pedestrian in the crosswalk.

The incident remains under investigation.

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