PHILIPSBURG:--- An eight-year-old girl is in hospital with severe injuries, including a damaged kidney, after she walked onto A.Th. Illidge Road while absorbed in her digital tablet on Saturday, May 21, around 8:55 pm. Police are still investigating this serious incident.
According to the preliminary police investigation, the child crossed onto the road without paying attention as the driver of a Hyundai i10 was driving by. The impact left the pedestrian with a damaged kidney, and head, and arm injuries.
Notified via Police Central Dispatch of the incident, several police patrols and ambulance personnel were dispatched to the scene. ...
