BUCKEYE, AZ — Buckeye police officials are investigating a crash involving a child on a bike near an elementary school on Wednesday morning.
The crash occurred just before 7 a.m. in the area of Desert Sunset Elementary School, located along Tartesso Parkway in the far West Valley.
Police say the child, who is a boy student at the school, was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say speed and impairment were not factors in the crash, which remains under investigation.
School officials from Saddle Mountain Unified School District sent the following statement to ABC15 about the incident:
"A parent or guardian of one of our students dropped off their child. She pulled out of the school driveway and hit another student who was riding a bike. The student was conscious and moving but banged up. School health staff was immediately on site to administer initial care while the paramedics were en route. Parents were notified and went with the child as he was transported. Buckeye PD has been on site and is investigating the incident. We have not received an update on the condition of the student; we are anxiously waiting to hear how he is doing."
