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Child hospitalized after being hit by deputy's truck in Iowa

Child hospitalized after being hit by deputy's truck in Iowa
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Child hospitalized after being hit by deputy's truck in Iowa
An 8-year-old child is in the hospital recovering after getting hit by a deputy's truck in Glidden.According to Iowa State Patrol, the child was riding on a bicycle around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. The child traveled into the road from a driveway and was hit by Carroll County Deputy Thomas Fransen's truck.Fransen was unable to stop before hitting the child, according to troopers. The child was airlifted to a Des Moines hospital with "severe injuries."The Iowa State Patrol is investigating the crash.

An 8-year-old child is in the hospital recovering after getting hit by a deputy's truck in Glidden.

According to Iowa State Patrol, the child was riding on a bicycle around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. The child traveled into the road from a driveway and was hit by Carroll County Deputy Thomas Fransen's truck.

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Fransen was unable to stop before hitting the child, according to troopers.

The child was airlifted to a Des Moines hospital with "severe injuries."

The Iowa State Patrol is investigating the crash.

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