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Emergency crews respond to two children struck by vehicle at Roop and Northridge
UPDATE 440PM: The two children struck in a crosswalk this afternoon at Roop and Northridge streets have non-life threatening injuries, the Carson City Sheriff's Office confirmed.
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UPDATE: 1PM: The ages of the children involved in the vehicle pedestrian crash are a 2-1/2-year old and a 15 year-old. One was taken to Renown Medical Center and the other Carson Tahoe Hospital, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Mike Cullen. The children were crossing in a crosswalk at the intersection of Roop and Northridge when they were struck, he said. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
The accident is under investigation.
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UPDATE 12:45PM: One of the two children involved in a vehicle pedestrian crash at Roop and Northridge will be taken to the trauma ward at Renown Medical Center in Reno, according to dispatch.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies are responding this afternoon to the area of Roop and Northridge for vehicle pedestrian crash that involves two children, according to dispatch.
Crews arriving on scene report the children are ages 4 and 12-years-old and both were conscious and alert, according to dispatch. The accident happened just after 12:30 p.m.
Northbound traffic on Roop at Winnie has been halted. Motorists should stay out of the way of arriving emergency vehicles.