Ohio police share video showing a car hit a child crossing street in Medina: Watch

Editor's note: Video could be considered traumatizing to some

Let's get this out of the way first: Other than a few scrapes and bruises, the child is fine.

But as a police department in northeast Ohio noted on Facebook, the car that hit the child Tuesday morning as the youngster ran across an intersection on the way to school could have caused injuries that were much more severe.

With the permission of the child's parents, the Medina Police Department shared video later that day of the crash, which occurred at a bustling intersection in an otherwise small city located about 30 miles south of Cleveland.

"This video reiterates how important it is for drivers to pay attention while turning at intersections in the square," the department said in the Facebook post. "The area is congested with vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Please pay full attention while turning at all intersections."

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Child hit while running in marked crosswalk

When the video begins, two youngsters can be seen in surveillance footage from a nearby building waiting to cross at the intersection of Liberty and Court Streets in the town's Medina Square.

When the light changes and a crosswalk signal indicates that the children have the right of way to cross the street, the youngsters take off at a run within the marked lines. But before the second child can even reach the midpoint of the street, a driver making a left turn runs into the youngster, sending the child flying back a few feet.

Watch the video here:

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The driver of the car, a four-door sedan, can be seen in the video immediately exiting the vehicle to check on the child.

Other bystanders in the area can also be seen exiting their cars or running from nearby to the child's aid.

Medina police said in its post that the crash is still being investigated and that the driver is expected to face criminal chargers.

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