New Update: No Charges Filed After 11-Year-Old Hit By Car In CT, Police Say

Authorities have released more details about an incident involving an 11-year-old girl being hit by a vehicle right after she was dropped off by a school bus in Connecticut.

The girl was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Buckingham Street and Cummings Avenue in Watertown, police said.
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Ben Crnic

09/11/2023 7:00 a.m.

The incident happened in Litchfield County on Tuesday, Sept. 5 around 3 p.m., when an 11-year-old girl was hit by a white Chevrolet Trax SUV traveling south while trying to cross Buckingham Street in Watertown at an area without a crosswalk near Cummings Avenue, according to Watertown Police.

Earlier Report - 11-Year-Old Girl Hit By Car After Getting Dropped Off By School Bus In Watertown: Police

The girl, a student at Swift Middle School whose name was not released by authorities, had just been dropped off by a school bus before trying to cross the road, the department added.

She was later taken to Waterbury Hospital after the crash and has since been released.

The driver of the Chevrolet Trax is cooperating with the investigation, police said, also adding that no charges have yet been filed.

The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.

This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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