MONROE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A 14-year-old boy riding an electric scooter is now in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle, according to the Monroe Police Department.

Around 4:45 p.m. on Monday, officers responded to reports of a child struck by a vehicle on the 2200 block of Secrest Short Cut Road. When they arrived, they found a 14-year-old boy who had been hit by a vehicle while he was riding an electric scooter.

The teen was reportedly riding the scooter home from a nearby shopping center when he was hit. Police said he was airlifted to a local hospital, where he remains in critical condition.

Officials are actively investigating the crash, and at this time, no charges have been filed. Police did not say if the vehicle that hit the boy stayed at the scene after the cra

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