NEW MILFORD, N.J. — Two 12-year-old children were struck by a Toyota Friday afternoon in New Milford, leaving one critically injured, police said.

The crash happened around 2 p.m. on Reichelt Road, according to New Milford police.

One of the children was riding a scooter and wearing a helmet when the Toyota struck them. The child suffered a serious head injury and was in critical condition, police said.

The second child was walking and suffered a minor injury.

Both children are New Milford residents and were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where their parents were with them.

The driver, a 57-year-old New Milford man, stayed at the scene and was fully cooperative, police said.

The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation by New Milford police, the Bergen County Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the Bergen County Crime Scene Unit.