TARTESSO PARKWAY

Vehicle hits student riding bike near West Valley elementary school

(Metro Creative Connection)

A child riding a bike near Desert Sunset Elementary School was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning, Buckeye police said.

Police received a call just before 7 a.m. April 8 and responded to find the child conscious. The student was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries, police said.

Traffic was restricted along Tartesso Parkway northbound between White Tank Vista and Amber drives. The road was reopened at about 9 a.m., police said.

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