Teen injured in alleged hit-and-run in Muskoka
An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle is pictured in this undated photo. (Source: OPP)
Provincial police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that allegedly struck a teen in Gravenhurst Monday morning and took off.
Police say the 15-year-old was hit between 8:30 and 8:50 a.m. by a blue four-door car in the area of James Street and Muskoka Road South.
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Officials say the high school student was crossing from the south/west side of the intersection when a vehicle turned right onto Muskoka road, striking the student.
The teen suffered what police described as minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
There is no description of the driver at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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