Police: Two children hurt when hit by car backing out of Manchester driveway


February 01. 2018 2:48PM



MANCHESTER - An 8-year-old girl and her brother playing in their driveway were injured Wednesday evening when they were hit by a neighbor's car as it backed out of the shared driveway, police said.

The accident happened about 7 p.m. in the driveway between 125 and 131 Orange St., police said.

The girl suffered a broken leg and also needed several stitches, while her 13-year-old brother suffered a hand injury, police said. Both children were treated at an area hospital.

The driver, 47, who was unidentified in a police news release, was not injured, police said.