RIVERTON, Utah — A 5-year-old Riverton boy was hospitalized after being struck by a car when he was attempting to run down a school bus.
The incident occurred Monday morning in the area of 2700 Sanborn Drive when the boy ran into the street to board a bus that had yet to come to a complete stop and had not extended its stop sign.
Riverton police said a car driving eastbound on the other side of the street did not see the boy, despite the bus driver's attempt to warn the vehicle.
The boy was hit by a side panel on the car and treated on the scene before being taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries as a precautionary measure.
Police said the boy has since been released from the hospital.
Because the child appeared to cause the incident, the car's driver was not cited.
