Update: The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary are seeking witnesses and/or video footage from this incident. Police have confirmed a seven-year-old boy was taken to hospital, where he remains in critical condition. The driver of the vehicle, who was traveling on Montague Street, remained at the scene.

Previous story: A young child was sent to hospital with serious injuries on Monday evening following a collision in the east end of St. John’s.

At about 6:45 p.m. emergency crews descended on Montague Street after a young boy was struck by an SUV while riding his bicycle. The boy was rushed to hospital by ambulance, suffering from serious injuries. Police closed the road, near the intersection of Montague Street and Watson Street, for a time as they conducted an investigation into the cause of the collision.

Police painted markings on the road and took measurements of the scene. An SUV, with damage to its front end, could be seen roughly thirty metres from where the collision took place. A damaged bicycle lay on the front lawn of a house nearby.

Police are looking for any information or video footage from around the time of the incident. Anyone who can assist is asked to contact the RNC at 709-729-8000.

NTV News will have more information as it becomes available.