Child injured in crash outside Clovis elementary school

CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A kid was injured aft being struck by an SUV extracurricular a Clovis simple schoolhouse connected Tuesday, according to the Clovis Police Department.

Officers accidental they responded to the country of Peach Avenue and Nees Avenue successful Clovis astatine astir 4 p.m. for a postulation collision involving a insignificant adjacent Garfield Elementary School.

According to police, a kid was successful the crosswalk connected their bicycle erstwhile the operator of a Chevrolet Tahoe struck the kid portion making a close turn.

Photo Courtesy: John Houghton.

The child, who was wearing a helmet astatine the time, received insignificant injuries. The kid was turned implicit to a genitor astatine the scene; the operator of the Chevrolet Tahoe besides remained astatine the collision site.

This is an ongoing investigation.