2 Rushed to Hospital After Pedestrian, Skateboard Accidents

Last updated at 10:55 p.m. Friday

A man and a boy were both rushed to the hospital Friday night following two separate pedestrian accidents in Murrieta.

Kalmia Street was closed between Jefferson Avenue and Village Walk Place as of about 9:05 p.m. while Murrieta police investigated an accident between a car and a man who appeared to be approximately 60 years old, according to preliminary reports.

Emergency crews were also sent at about 9:20 p.m. to Jefferson Avenue and Nutmeg Street when a skateboarder was hit by a car. Jefferson was closed at Nutmeg.

The full severity of injuries to the patients was not known at the time of publication.

The skateboarder, who was approximately 16 years old, suffered head injuries, Murrieta police Sgt. Matt Henry confirmed.

"All we know is he was transported to Inland Valley (Regional Medical Center)," said Henry, who was on scene at the Jefferson and Nutmeg incident.

"We had a juvenile skateboarder who was crossing this intersection. We don't know any details as to who had the green light or the red light at this point," Henry said. "But the juvenile was struck by a vehicle and has head injuries."

It was not immediately known if the boy was wearing a helmet.

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—Daniel Lane contributed to this report.