Young Edmonton student hit by vehicle

EDMONTON – A nine-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of 132 Avenue and 88 Street on Wednesday morning.

A spokesperson for Edmonton Catholic Schools says the girl, who is a student at St. Matthew Catholic Elementary school, is conscious and talking to hospital staff.

Lori Nagy says the girl was hit by an eastbound vehicle on 132 Avenue in the crosswalk. She was taken to hospital by ambulance where she is undergoing tests.

Nagy says the crosswalk is the same one where a 16-year-old Archbishop O’Leary High School student was hit by a vehicle in the fall. The female student was in hospital for a month, but is now back at school.