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Two kids significantly injured in a scooter crash in Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) – Cedar Rapids police say two children under the age of 12 sustained life-threatening injuries in a collision with a car while driving a scooter.

The collision occurred shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday near 15th Street SE and Mount Vernon Road SE.

Based on preliminary information, police say the two boys were on a scooter in the alley between 15th Street and Camburn Court SE. The children went to Mount Vernon Road SE where they were met.

Both children were transported to University of Iowa hospitals and clinics with serious injuries.

Starting Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., traffic on Mount Vernon Road will be diverted west to 19th Street SE while police accident reconstruction specialists work on the scene.

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