Boy Hit by Car Outside St. Francis Hospital

A 13-year-old boy was struck by a car outside an employee driveway entrance at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, according to police.

The boy was riding his bike across a driveway at 114 Woodland Avenue when a hospital employee struck him, pinning him under the car, police said.

Witnesses said the boy was trapped under the car and that six or seven people worked together to free him.

They believe the employee may have been leaving the hospital at the time of the accident.

The boy was taken to the St. Francis emergency room with a leg injury and bruises. Police said the boy was conscious and alert.

He will receive X-rays to check for broken bones, police said.

Neither boy nor driver have been identified.