Springfield boy struck by ambulance

[April 21, 2008]  SPRINGFIELD (AP) -- A 7-year-old boy was struck by an ambulance in central Illinois and has life-threatening injuries.

Springfield police Lt. Kenny Winslow says the unidentified child was riding a bicycle about 8:30 p.m. Saturday when the ambulance struck him, throwing him from the bike.

A hospital spokeswoman says the child is being treated in an emergency room.

Winslow says the ambulance was not responding to an emergency. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

[Associated Press]

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