LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WKBW) — A third-grade student at Martin Road Elementary in the Lackawanna City School District was hit by a car while walking to the bus stop earlier this week.

Superintendent of Schools Nadia A. Nashir issued a statement on the district's website, which said in part that the incident occurred while the child was walking to the bus stop on Van Wyck Street around 7:45 a.m. on Thursday. The student, accompanied by their dad, was transported to Oishei Children’s Hospital.

In the statement, the superintendent said the district was awaiting further information on their condition, and the district's thoughts are with the student and their family.

The superintendent also encouraged parents to talk to children in an age-appropriate manner about the incident and approach the co

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