A 9-year-old boy was hospitalized with serious injuries Monday night after he was struck by a trailer during the West Alabama Christmas Parade, police said.

The child was part of a group participating in the Tuscaloosa parade when he fell off the trailer before being hit by the vehicle around 7:40 p.m. at the intersection of University Boulevard and Greensboro Avenue, said police spokeswoman Stephanie Taylor.

Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue and Northstar paramedics were on the scene to take the boy to DCH Regional Medical Center for his injuries, which did not appear to be life-threatening, said Taylor.