A 12-year-old girl has been hurt after being struck in a hit-and-run when she fell off a scooter along Kensington Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.
A girl, who was struck in a hit-and-run while riding a scooter near the intersection of Kensington Avenue and Westmoreland Street on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, has been hospitalized in critical condition, officials saidPolice are investigating after a child was struck in a hit-and-run crash after she fell off an electric scooter while riding in Philadelphia's Kensington Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.
Officials said the incident happened at about 8:34 p.m. on Saturday when a 12-year-old girl was riding an electric scooter near the intersection of Kensington Avenue and Westmoreland Street.At that time, officials said, the girl fell while traveling in the northbound lanes along Kensington Avenue and she was struck by a Hyundai that was driving along the roadway.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia's News Headlines newsletter.
Police officials said the vehicle was recovered near the intersection of Kensington Avenue and Venango Street, but the driver was not located. The child was taken to a nearby hospital, where officials said Sunday, the girl was listed in critical condition.
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