PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Pawtucket police are continuing their investigation into a motor vehicle incident on Sunday morning that left a 4-year-old child injured after being struck by a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) bus on Benefit Street.
According to authorities, the young child was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The department’s Detective Division initially responded to the scene to head up the investigation. At this time, police report there is no indication of criminal wrongdoing.
New details emerging from the scene and emergency radio traffic provide additional context surrounding the accident. While monitoring RIPTA radio communications, reporter ThatGuy401 heard the bus driver report the incident to dispatch. The driver sounded visibly shaken and distressed, stating that he had struck a child who had suddenly run into the roadway.
Those accounts were echoed by a local resident who provided information from the scene, indicating that the child had managed to slip out of their home and run into the street just as the bus was passing.
The investigation by the Pawtucket Police Department remains ongoing. Follow https://www.facebook.com/ThatGuy401 for in depth RI breaking news.
