An 11-year-old Kent boy and a 63-year-old Renton man were injured Wednesday in separate car accidents on the East Hill.<\/p>\n
The boy was hit by a car as he attempted to run across the street and into the path of the oncoming vehicle, according to a Kent Police media release. The boy suffered severe injuries and was transported to a local hospital by paramedics. He was thrown a short distance from the impact with the car and landed on the road.<\/p>\n
The accident occurred at about 4 p.m. in the 23800 block of 100th Avenue Southeast as the boy walked home.<\/p>\n
In the second accident, a Renton man was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a collision between his car and a Kent school bus at about 3:36 p.m. at the intersection of Southeast 224th Street and the Benson Road.<\/p>\n
Police and paramedics arrived to find the driver of the car unconscious. Paramedics were able to revive the man. The bus driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was uninjured.<\/p>\n
Witnesses told police that the Renton man’s eastbound vehicle reportedly failed to stop for an intersection stop sign and crossed into the path of the school bus.<\/p>\n
The cause of both accidents remained under investigation.<\/p>\n
The accidents were about 1 mile and 30 minutes apart.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s highly unusual to have two severe accidents so close together in time and location,” said Kent Police Lt. Pat Lowery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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