Junction City police have announced that Wednesday afternoon at approximately 3:25 pm the JCPD received a call about an accident between a motor vehicle and pedestrians at Westwood Elementary school. According to police the driver was at the school for pick up and had one child in the back seat of their car. The driver then suffered an unknown medical condition causing their car to hop the curb, striking 1 child and 1 staff member.
The vehicle came to a stop after continuing and striking a tree. The driver was transported to the hospital for treatment and all others involved were cleared by EMS on the scene. They suffered minor scrapes and bruises.
Junction City Police thanked USD 475 staff at Westwood Elementary for their quick reaction to the situation and for assisting personnel on the scene to triage and treat all of the individuals involved.