Teenage boys struck by car while walking on Perth footpath
Two teenage boys mowed down from a car from behind miraculously only suffered minor injuries.
The pair, both aged 16, were walking along a street in Northbridge in Perth about 1pm on Tuesday when a silver Volkswagen Jetta mounted the curb.
The car hit them from behind and sent one boy into a pole, with one of his shoes flying off.
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Two teenage boys were walking along a footpath in Northbridge, Perth when a car mounted the footpath. 9News
The silver Volkswagen Jett mounted the curb. 9News
The other was pushed into the side of a building.
Both narrowly avoided being crushed by the vehicle as it drove down the footpath, and the pair stood straight up to check on each other.
Emergency services arrived a short time later and were seen speaking to the 39-year-old driver.
Both boys were hit but were not run over, and suffered only minor physical injuries. 9News
The teenagers were both taken to Royal Perth Hospital with only minor physical injuries.
The driver was taken to the same hospital. It is not yet clear if the driver suffered a medical episode.
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