Minivan strikes boys trying to cross Allen Parkway

Two 10-year-old boys trying to cross Allen Parkway were struck and injured by a minivan Tuesday afternoon.

They and another person were trying to cross the busy road near Crosby, just west of downtown, about 5:40 p.m. when they were hit.

Both boys, one with a serious head injury, were taken to hospitals, Houston police officer J.E. Tippy said.

The driver of the minivan, a 53-year-old nanny, will not be charged, Tippy said. The boys were not walking in a crosswalk, he added. A pedestrian bridge is about one block away.

The nanny has not been identified.