An elementary school student was struck by a car while walking home from school in Bowie on Friday.

The young boy from Tulip Grove Elementary was walking home near the intersection of Terra and Traymore Lanes.

The child was conscious and breathing when he was taken to the hospital.

There’s no crosswalk at the intersection the child was trying to cross.

In a letter home to families, Principal Daleisha Myers asked parents to “discuss safety precautions with your child,” including looking both ways before crossing the street and avoiding distractions while in traffic.

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