LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A 6-year-old is critically injured after a piece of asphalt became dislodged and struck the child while in the rear seat of a car on Monday morning.
According to Metro Police, a car was traveling northbound on Durango Drive, south of Peace Way, at around 7:43 a.m., when a "large portion of asphalt" became "dislodged" from a car going southbound.
In a traffic report sent to Channel 13, the driver of the vehicle hit with the asphalt claims that a boulder rock fell from a truck that was driving southbound on Durango when a truck allegedly ran over a boulder rock and flew into her windshield.
The asphalt struck the car's windshield and hit the 6-year-old while sitting in the car.
The 6-year-old was transported to University Medical Center with critical injuries and remains in critical condition.
The driver was not impaired, and the collision remains under investigation.