FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A mom and two children who were on their way to school Thursday morning were hit by a car in central Fresno, according to the Fresno Police Department.

The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. near First and Princeton Avenues near Birney Elementary School.

Police say a mother was crossing the street with her four children in the crosswalk when they were hit by a Volkswagon driven by a 70-year-old woman. 

According to investigators, the two kids who were hit were an 11-year-old and a 4-year-old. 

The 11-year-old according to police was dragged by the car from the intersection of First and Princeton Avenue to where the vehicle came to rest just south of Cornell and was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. 

The 4-year-old was transported for a complaint of pain. The mother was transported to the hospital with injuries to her lower left leg.