Juvenile Hit By Passing Car Moments After Stepping Off MoCo Bus: MCFRS

POTOMAC, MD — A teenager was hit late Thursday by a passing car just as they were getting off a bus in the Potomac area, authorities said.

Pete Piringer, of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said the incident occurred around 8 p.m. near the intersection of Seven Locks Road and Scotland Drive.

At the scene, officials determined the teen suffered non-life-threatening injuries. They were later treated at a hospital.

Montgomery County Police told WJLA that the juvenile was 17 years old and that the driver of the striking vehicle had remained at the scene.

Officials have not detailed what prompted the crash.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.