THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Police are searching for a suspect and vehicle after a 5-year-old girl was hit in the Bronx.
Police say the girl was walking on East Gun Hill Road and crossing Paulding Avenue at around 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 30, when a blue Honda CRV hit her.
The vehicle was traveling east on Gunhill Road and was making a left turn onto Paulding Avenue, police say. The operator fled north on Paulding Avenue after hitting the victim.
The girl sustained serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital by EMS.
Police say the vehicle is a blue 2012 Honda CRV with a New York State license plate reading HFZ 3545. The vehicle also had a silver metal grille guard at the time of the incident.
The NYPD released the following photo of the vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
Courtesy of the NYPDSubmit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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