A DRIVER is in police custody after injuring an eight-year-old boy in the vicinity of Toucan Drive Junction, Amelia’s Ward Linden, on Monday.

Police said that the driver of the vehicle was proceeding along Amelia’s Ward Public Road at a normal rate of speed when the left side rearview mirror collided with the 8-year-old, who ran from the northern to the southern side of the road.

As a result, the child fell and received injuries to the body.

He was picked up in an unconscious state by the driver and taken to the Linden Hospital Complex where he was treated for head injuries.
He was subsequently transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. The driver of the motorcar remains in police custody assisting with the investigation.