PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A young boy is fighting for his life after Philadelphia police say he was hit by a hit-and-run driver Thursday night.
It happened around 8:30 p.m. at 42nd Street and Girard Avenue in the Parkside area.
Police said the 11-year-old boy was crossing Girard Avenue in the crosswalk when he was struck by a pickup truck. The boy was reportedly on his way to a variety store.
“He was hit with such force that his body was launched 50 feet where it landed on Girard Avenue,” said Philadelphia Inspector General Scott Small.
The truck driver fled the scene after the crash, police said.
Small said officers found the boy lying on the highway suffering from severe trauma to his head, arms, legs and body.
The boy was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he is listed in extremely critical condition.
No arrests have been made.
Police said they are looking for a blue Ford F-150 with Pennsylvania tags ZTX6169.
The driver is described as a white man in his 60s who wore glasses, according to police.
Witnesses told police the driver was swerving in and out of traffic before the crash.
“At the point of impact, the vehicle, according to witnesses, was swerving across two lanes of traffic, actually heading westbound in the eastbound lanes when it struck this little boy,” Small said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.
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