Toronto police say a 6-year-old girl is in life-threatening condition after being run over by a vehicle.

Police tweeted that the incident occurred in a parking lot near Allen Rd. and Lawrence Ave. and the driver remained on scene. The child was rushed to hospital in an emergency run “which typically indicates that it was quite serious,” Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook told the Star.

Sgt. Neil Munroe told reporters at the scene that the incident happened around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday in the parking lot of Flemington Public School. Munroe said the child was with her parents and was run over after she ran over to play with a drain cover.

“The vehicle that was east of where she was decided to move forward, turning left. And I guess the driver failed to see the child and ran her over,” said Munroe.

Munroe said charges for the driver are a possibility “depending on what the investigators are able to determine.”

TY Tom Yun is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @thetomyun

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