PPD: Young boy hit by a vehicle Tuesday afternoon in Peoria

PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police say a four-year-old boy was taken to a hospital Tuesday afternoon after being hit by a vehicle.

Officers were called to the area of NE Adams Street and Spalding Avenue around 4:45 p.m.

PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says the boy was alert and crying when officers arrived. His injuries were described as non-life-threatening. 

Roth says the driver of the vehicle stayed on the scene. It was not a hit and run.

The incident remains under investigation.