6-year-old boy in critical condition after being hit by vehicle

CREATED Oct. 7, 2012

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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- A 6-year-old boy was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle.

It happened just before 6 p.m. at an apartment complex on the 6300 block of Lake Mead Boulevard, near Torrey Pines Drive.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the boy was playing with a group of kids, when his bike hit a moving vehicle, and he fell underneath it.

The boy was taken to UMC Trauma where he underwent surgery.

Police do not believe drugs or alcohol played a factor in the accident.