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The Ely Police Department reported Thursday that a child had been hit by a truck at the intersection of Sheridan Street and Central Avenue at 8:15 a.m.
The accident occurred as the truck was traveling west on Sheridan Street and turned south onto Central Avenue.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the child, Madoc Milton Kannas, age 8 of Ely, was taken by ambulance to Ely Bloomenson Community Hospital.
According to the EPD, the driver of a Ram pickup, Gordon William Chinander, 61 of Ely, was making a left turn onto Central Avenue from Sheridan Street and hit the child who was crossing Central Avenue within the crosswalk. The boy was dragged by the vehicle an estimated 25 to 30 feet from the crosswalk.
EPD reported the child was conscious and able to get up from under the front of the vehicle and walk to the curb. The child was treated by EMS and First Responders on the scene and then transported to the Ely Bloomenson Community Hospital by the Ely Area Ambulance Service. The Ely Bloomenson Community Hospital was able to assess and stabilize the patient to be transported to a higher level of care. The State Patrol reported Kannas was at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center. The family of the child reported Thursday the child was in stable condition and being held overnight for observation.
This incident was investigated by the Minnesota State Patrol and the Ely Police Department.
