HARVEY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Harvey County are investigating an accident involving a 12-year-old driver.

Just after 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, a 71-year-old employee of Hilltop convenience store was outside the business picking up trash when he was struck by a truck driven by a 12-year-old girl, according to a media release.

The impact pushed the employee through a plate glass window.

The driver stated that she hit the gas instead of the brakes. The employee was transported to a Wichita hospital with a possible broken leg,

The driver was transported to Newton Medical Center to be checked out for any possible injury.

The 12-year-old driver had a licensed 16-year old boy in the rear passenger seat and an unlicensed 17-year-old girl in the front passenger seat.

The 16-year-old was cited with Contributing to a Child’s Misconduct.

Harvey County Sheriff Deputies, Kansas Highway Patrol and Walton Fire/EMS responded to the accident scene.