An 8‑year-old boy riding a bicycle was struck by a car on Hawkins Street near Ninth Street at about 8 p.m. Wednesday.
The boy was on this feet walking around after being struck. He was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital as a precaution.
His name wasn’t available.
The boy rode in front of a car that had just pulled onto the street from a neighbor’s driveway.
The car that hit him was moving slow at the time of the accident, police said.
Police said the boy did not appear to have any serious injuries immediately after the accident.
His current condition was not known Thursday afternoon.
No tickets were issued in connection to the accident.