ATCHISON COUNTY -A Kansas boy has been released from the hospital after being hit by a truck Monday afternoon.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson said the accident took place around 2:50 p.m. at the intersection of 5th Street and Santa Fe Monday as the 12-year-old boy was walking home from school.

He was hit making his way east on the crosswalk by a 2000 Chevy Pick up driven by John Van Dyke, 55, Atchison traveling southbound on 5th Street.

The boy was flown to a Kansas City hospital for treatment but has since been released.

Van Dyke was issued a municipal court citation for failure to exercise due care regarding pedestrians.