School bus strikes 5-year-old boy after he darts into traffic on Latimer in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Modified Date: 
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:13pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Car hits 5-year-old boy near north Tulsa child nutrition center; police say boy darted into traffic

Officers responded to the scene at 8934 E. Latimer near Latimer and North 89th East Avenue around 7 a.m. Police on the scene told 2NEWS the driver of the car works at the nutrition center and as she was entering the parking lot she encountered a school bus and another vehicle. TPD Cpl. J.D. Curran said the car slowed down to turn into the lot and when she realized it was blocked she continued on to another entrance. That's when police say a 5-year-old boy darted into traffic.

The bus was driving very slowly, and the boy's injuries were not serious, but he was transported by EMSA to a local hospital with leg injuries. The bus driver was not ticketed.

Type: Car Accident
Roadway: 
8934 E. Latimer
City: 
Tulsa, OK
Area: 
Tulsa, OK

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