Elderly man hit by car on Main Street

An elderly man was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street at Gjoa and Nordic Drive on Tuesday night at about 4:40 p.m.

EMT Dave Berg responded from his office at Viking Travel and summoned police and the ambulance to the scene.

The man’s name was not released, but Berg told the Pilot the man was crossing inside the crosswalk and was apparently grazed by the vehicle’s mirror as it passed. Berg added the man was thrown about 20 feet. The victim was on crutches.

EMTs treated the man for suspected broken bones, internal bleeding and spinal cord injuries and he was transported to Petersburg Med...