Boy, 8, seriously injured after being struck by car on Nanaimo school grounds

A RCMP vehicle in a road block is seen on Glen Drive in Coquitlam B.C. on Friday, September 22, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns)

An 8-year-old boy is in hospital after being hit by a car in a school parking lot in Nanaimo, B.C.

The incident took place at the Discovery Montessori school on Jingle Pot Road shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, Nanaimo RCMP said in a release.

The boy sustained serious injuries and is being treated at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, it said.

The driver, who remained at the site of the collision, is co-operating with investigators.