Around 1:15pm yesterday the Marshalltown Police Department responded to a call of a child that had been struck by a vehicle. This incident took place near the intersection of N 6th Ave. and Union St. Officers attended to the injured child when they arrived and the child was eventually transported to UnityPoint than further to a Des Moines area hospital. Witnesses in the area helped officers identify the dark-colored pickup truck that struck the child. The driver of the pickup truck was in the vicinity of the initial incident. No reports regarding the severity of the child’s injuries at this time. The incident remains under investigation.
Zach Tomesch, News Director KFJB