A 45-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after he was struck by a Fleetwood Police Department vehicle early Monday.
The incident happened just after midnight in the first block of West Main Street, according to Northern Berks Regional police, who were called to assist.
According to police:
The pedestrian, whose identity police did not release, walked out of an establishment in the first block of West Main Street and into the westbound lane.
A Fleetwood police officer was driving westbound and the officer’s vehicle struck the pedestrian. The pedestrian was pushed several feet toward the sidewalk.
Police said the pedestrian was conscious and speaking following the accident, and was transported to a local hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
Further information was not immediately available.
The incident remains under investigation. State police were called to the scene to assist with reconstructing the accident.
Anyone who has information about the incident is asked to contact Northern Berks Regional police at 610-926-2999,