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Emergency crews were called to the crash at Old Philadelphia Pike and Campus Drive in East Lampeter Township around 10:55 p.m., according to Lampeter Township police.
The car had been heading east when "the child entered the roadway from an adjacent driveway on the south side of the road," and the boy lives in the 1600 block of Old Philadelphia Pike, the police stated in a release the following morning.
The vehicle is a blue 2020 Hyundai Accent and was operated by a 65-year-old woman from Conestoga, PA. She immediately stopped after impact and called 911 while rendering aid to the boy. The child’s mother called 911, the police explain.
He was taken in an ambulance to a local hospital and was later transferred to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, according to the release.
It remains unclear why the child was outside so late or how he escaped the watchful eye of his mother, but an investigation is ongoing.
"The names of the driver and pedestrian are not being released at this time," police say.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or have additional information is asked to contact the East Lampeter Township Police Department at (717) 291-4676.
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