5-Year-Old Boy Hurt In Pacifica Pedestrian Crash

PACIFICA (CBS SF) -- A 5-year-old boy was injured when a vehicle struck him in Pacifica on Friday afternoon, police said.

At about 12:30 p.m., officers responded to a report that a vehicle had struck a pedestrian in the 1100 block of Rosita Road.

Officers responded to the scene, located in a residential neighborhood, and discovered an injured 5-year-old boy in the roadway, police said.

The boy was transported to a nearby hospital with major injuries not considered life-threatening, according to police.

The preliminary investigation into the incident indicated that the boy entered the road from between two parked vehicles, not a crosswalk, police said.

Officers said the driver did not appear to be speeding, but the incident remains under investigation.