Child Struck And Killed In Brooklyn Street: Officials

BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — A little boy was struck and killed in a Brownsville street Thursday morning, officials said.

The 7-year-old and a 39-year-old woman were hit by a vehicle near Blake and Pennsylvania avenues about 8:15 a.m., said police and the FDNY.

Medics rushed both woman and boy to Brookdale Hospital, but doctors were not able to save the boy's life, officials said.

The woman is in stable condition and the driver, who remained at the scene, did not immediately face charges, police said.

The child was hit less than two miles and two days after Patience Albert, 10, was fatally struck by a school bus in East New York.

Wilfredo Florentino, transportation committee chair of Brooklyn's Community Board 5, called on the Department of Transportation to conduct a street census to address safety concerns in Brownsville and East New York.

"Our community is still grieving over Patience’s death when we learned of today’s horrific incident," Florentino said.

"I am horrified at the frequency of vehicular accidents in our district and the ineptitude of the Department of Transportation at directly addressing the needs of the communities it’s supposed to protect."