11-year-old girl hit by vehicle near Silvis elementary school

SILVIS, Ill. (KWQC) - An 11-year-old girl was hurt after she was hit by a vehicle near a Silvis elementary school Wednesday afternoon.

QCOMM 911 officials started getting multiple calls about a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian around 2 p.m., according to a media release.

Officials learned that after school was dismissed, an 11-year-old was crossing the road near George O. Barr Elementary School when she dropped something.

As she bent down to get the item, officials said she was hit by a vehicle turning into the alley and went under the vehicle.

Police said it looked like the girl wasn’t seriously hurt and she was able to walk across the street to the curb and got help from school officials.

The girl was then taken to a local hospital where she was treated for injuries and released.

The crash is under investigation.