Child Hit by Minibus in Stavanger

A child was struck by a minibus in the Hillevåg district of Stavanger. Police reported the incident on Friday morning. The bus driver braked hard just before the collision. One passenger from the bus also went to the emergency room for a check-up. Officers are conducting investigations at the scene. No traffic disruptions have been reported. The accident occurred on a bus road, according to operations manager Dag Sverre Steinkopf in a statement. Stavanger is Norway's fourth-largest city and a major hub for the country's oil industry. Such incidents highlight ongoing safety concerns in urban traffic areas where pedestrians and vehicles share space.