A Thaddeus Stevens Primary Center student suffered minor injuries in an accident Wednesday morning.
The New Castle fire department was called at 8:46 a.m. to East Washington Street, near the intersection of Almira Avenue. A van reportedly struck the child at a slow speed.
A fire department official said the child suffered scrapes and bruises. Medevac Ambulance transported the student to Jameson Hospital. He was then taken to a Pittsburgh hospital as a precaution.
Neither the child’s nor the driver’s names have been released.
Superintendent George Gabriel said the student regularly walks to school. He was approximately two blocks from the school when the accident occurred.
