THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, May 23, 1996                TAG: 9605230416
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                    LENGTH:   23 lines

11-YEAR-OLD BOY SERIOUSLY HURT AFTER SKATING INTO PATH OF VAN

An 11-year-old boy was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when he was hit by a 1987 Dodge van in Virginia Beach, police spokesman Lou Thurston said.

The boy, who was not identified, was taken to the trauma center at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. His condition was not available late Wednesday night.

The boy was skating through a crosswalk about 4:20 p.m. in the 4900 block of Providence Road near Providence Elementary School.

He did not have the cross signal, Thurston said.

The van, which had the green light, hit the boy, pinned him underneath and dragged him about 75 feet.

He was unconscious and suffering from severe head trauma and fractures when rescuers freed him.

KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT TRAFFIC INJURIES by CNB