Child seriously hurt after being hit by car in Renton

RENTON, Wash. -- A child was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car Tuesday morning in northeast Renton.

According to the Renton Fire Department, the car went up onto the sidewalk in an effort to avoid the collision near Aberdeen Ave. and Sunset Blvd.

The unidentified child was taken with serious injuries to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

No further details were immediately known.

This is a developing story and will be updated.