LONG BEACH -- Two children were hit by a Jeep while crossing the street Monday afternoon but neither suffered serious injuries, police said.
Long Beach Police were called to the intersection of Bixby Road and Orange Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. after the driver of a 2003 Jeep Wrangler struck the kids as they were walking in a cross walk, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski.
The driver was traveling west on Bixby and making a left turn onto Orange when she hit two of three kids walking with a crossing guard, the sergeant said.
"The crossing guard had a stop sign up and the children were walking in front of the guard," the sergeant said. "(The driver) said ... she had the sun in her eyes and she was high enough off the ground that she just didn't see them."
The two kids -- 10 and 7 years old -- had scrapes and bruises and one complained of minor head pain, Zapalski said.
Both children were taken by paramedics to a local hospital as a precaution, she added.
The driver of the Jeep was cited at the scene and released, Zapalski said.
Long Beach Police were called to the intersection of Bixby Road and Orange Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. after the driver of a 2003 Jeep Wrangler struck the kids as they were walking in a cross walk, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski.
The driver was traveling west on Bixby and making a left turn onto Orange when she hit two of three kids walking with a crossing guard, the sergeant said.
"The crossing guard had a stop sign up and the children were walking in front of the guard," the sergeant said. "(The driver) said ... she had the sun in her eyes and she was high enough off the ground that she just didn't see them."
The two kids -- 10 and 7 years old -- had scrapes and bruises and one complained of minor head pain, Zapalski said.
Both children were taken by paramedics to a local hospital as a precaution, she added.
The driver of the Jeep was cited at the scene and released, Zapalski said.
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