Wernigerode (dpa / sa) - A car hit an eleven-year-old in Wernigerode (Harz district) and seriously injured it.

The boy was thrown over the bonnet by the impact on Friday afternoon and then hit the road, the police said on Saturday.

Rescue workers took him to a hospital.

According to police, eyewitnesses said the boy ran into the street without paying attention to the traffic.

The officials initiated a preliminary investigation into negligent bodily harm against the 53-year-old driver.