An 11-year-old Kent boy and a 63-year-old Renton man were injured Wednesday in separate car accidents on the East Hill.
The boy was hit by a car as he attempted to run across the street and into the path of the oncoming vehicle, according to a Kent Police media release. The boy suffered severe injuries and was transported to a local hospital by paramedics. He was thrown a short distance from the impact with the car and landed on the road.
The accident occurred at about 4 p.m. in the 23800 block of 100th Avenue Southeast as the boy walked home.
In the second accident, a Renton man was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a collision between his car and a Kent school bus at about 3:36 p.m. at the intersection of Southeast 224th Street and the Benson Road.
Police and paramedics arrived to find the driver of the car unconscious. Paramedics were able to revive the man. The bus driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was uninjured.
Witnesses told police that the Renton man’s eastbound vehicle reportedly failed to stop for an intersection stop sign and crossed into the path of the school bus.
The cause of both accidents remained under investigation.
The accidents were about 1 mile and 30 minutes apart.
“It’s highly unusual to have two severe accidents so close together in time and location,” said Kent Police Lt. Pat Lowery.
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