11-year-old boy critically hurt after being hit by a car in South Beloit

SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (WIFR) - An 11-year-old boy is in serious condition Thursday after police say he was hit by a car while getting off the school bus.

South Bluff Road in South Beloit was closed for hours Thursday while investigators combed the scene. Motorists were detoured to Blackhawk Road for the evening commute.

Winnebago County deputies dispatched just after 2 p.m. to the 600 block of South Bluff Road where the child was reportedly hit. The child was taken to a Janesville hospital for treatment.

South Beloit police say the driver of the vehicle that hit the boy did remain on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.