A nine-year old girl was hit and seriously injured on Dodson Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.
Chattanooga Police responded to a call of a pedestrian struck at 2:09 p.m.
The girl was struck by a pickup truck at 1420 Dodson Avenue after it was reported she attempted to run across the street. She suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
The driver of the pickup truck remained at the scene and is cooperating with the police in the investigation.
Additional details are pending further investigation.