Two pedestrians were hit by vehicles Thursday morning in Waterloo in separate incidents less than an hour apart. First, emergency crews and police were called to West High School where a 16 year old girl was hit by a pickup truck as she was in a cross walk just prior to 7:30. She was taken to the hospital with what police describe as life-threatening injuries. The driver of the truck stayed on scene and cooperated with authorities.
About 45 minutes later police were called to the 2100 block of Newell Street after a vehicle allegedly backed into a pedestrian. The victim in that case was an adult female. She was taken to the hospital with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. No arrests have been made public to this point.