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4-Year-Old Boy Hit By Pickup While Crossing Street

LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4)- A 4-year-old boy was struck by a pickup while he was crossing the street in Loveland on Wednesday evening.

The accident happened in the 300 block of 57th while the boy was crossing the road with an adult male and an 8-year-old. The adult tripped on the raised median and the 4-year-old continued walking across the median and entered the roadway where he was struck.

The boy was rushed to Medical Center of the Rockies but was then flown to Children's Hospital with serious injuries.

The driver of the blue 1996 GMC pickup, Dale Kechter, stayed on scene.

Investigators are trying to determine what happened leading up to the crash.

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