A 6-year-old Jewish boy is in critical condition after being struck by a Hatzolah ambulance Shabbos morning in Boro Park.

The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. on 52nd Street between 15th and 16th avenues. The circumstances leading up to the collision remain under investigation.

Sources have confirmed to YWN that at the time of this tragic incident, the ambulance was returning from an emergency call and was not driving with lights or sirens.

Hatzolah paramedics transported the child to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition, officials said. After bringing the child to the hospital, the ambulance returned to the scene as part of the ongoing investigation.

Officers from the New York City Police Department, including highway patrol personnel, responded and secured the area while investigators worked to determine the sequence of events.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)