6-year-old struck by car after allegedly running across road

A six-year-old boy is now hospitalised after he was struck down by an alleged speeding vehicle along the Non Pariel Access Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD), on Sunday.
The identity of the child was not revealed but based on information, he was struck after he reportedly ran across the main access road. After the accident, however, the driver of the motor car fled the scene but was later arrested by the police.
According to the police, on the day in question at about 17:30h, the motor car, driven by a 38-year-old resident of La Bonne Intention (ECD), was proceeding along the access road and while in the vicinity of a shop, the driver observed the child running across the road and into his path.
He reportedly attempted to avoid a collision but the left side of the motor car collided with the child, thus causing him to fall onto the roadway. The injured child was picked up in a conscious state by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was admitted in a stable condition.
Meanwhile, upon his arrest, a breathalyser test was conducted on the driver but there was no trace of alcohol in his system. He remains in Police custody as investigations continue.