Boy runs across 4-lane road, gets hit by car

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Friday, September 9, 2016
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HARRIS COUNTY, TX (KTRK) -- A boy was injured after he was struck by a car in the Galena Park area.

Investigators say the 14-year-old boy had missed the bus and tried to cross a four-lane road in order to catch the bus on the other side.

Galena Park ISD police say the student was taken by ambulance to Hermann Children's Hospital with a minor head wound.

The boy is expected to make a full recovery.

There is no word yet on whether the driver stopped to help.

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