Young siblings flown to Harborview after they were hit by a car near Olympia

A 2-year-old boy and his 4-year-old sister were hit by a car while playing outside on the Fourth of July near Gull Harbor north of Olympia, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.

The two were playing with a group of children in a grassy area near a gravel road at the Seashore Villa mobile home park on Cushman Road Northeast when a car rounded a corner, went off the road and hit the children, according to Sgt. Cameron Simper.

The siblings were flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. As of Friday afternoon, the boy was listed in critical condition and the girl was in critical but stable condition, according to Simper.

Simper said deputies believe the incident was an accident and the driver, a 63-year-old woman, showed no signs of impairment.

This story was originally published July 5, 2019 at 9:06 AM.