UPDATE: 10-year-old in critical condition after being hit by car
A 10-year-old girl is in a hospital with serious injuries after a car hit her as she walked in southwest Atlanta, police said.
The crash happened about 8:40 p.m. Saturday near the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Drive, according to Atlanta police spokesman Officer James White.
The girl was crossing a roadway when the car hit her, he said. She was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition. White said she was not conscious, but was still breathing.
Investigators are still trying to determine what led to the crash.
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