A Longwood student was hit by a car Monday evening while walking across an intersection behind Cox Hall.
Farmville Police said the accident occurred after a Farmville resident was headed northbound on Griffin Blvd. who said she didn’t see the student crossing the intersection.
“He was walking across the cross walk, and she just didn’t stop and hit him with the car,” said Anthony Weyland, a Longwood student who witnessed the accident.
As officers arrived, the victim was parallel on the ground. Weyland guessed it took the police “sixish” minutes to get to the scene.
“He went up on the hood, flew up and hit his head on the pavement,” said Jessica Anderson, another Longwood Student who was near the crosswalk during the accident. “His head smacked, his knee was hit really hard, and he went into shock for a little bit; they had to pull him into a stretcher.”
Anderson continued, “He was talking at first, then he went into shock and they laid him down real quick and got him to come back. He was able to tell them his medical history and everything.”
The student was taken to the hospital for further medical examining.
According to Farmville Police Sergeant Danny Bowman, no arrests have been made, but an investigation is underway.
The Rotunda will update the story with the results of the investigation and more information on the health of the victim.
