A three-year-old boy is critically injured after he was struck by a car while riding a scooter in Brantford, Ont. on Tuesday afternoon.

The child was playing in the parking lot at Greystone Heights townhouse complex, near Wayne Gretzky Parkway and Colbourne Street East, around 4 p.m. when he was hit.

He sustained a head injury in the incident, Brantford police say.

The boy was rushed to McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton where he remains in non-life-threatening condition, according to investigators.

The driver of the vehicle remained on scene. The traffic unit is investigating the collision, and no charges have been laid.  

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call Const. Mark Baxter at 519-756-0113, ext. 2212.