CHEROKEE COUNTY — A child was thrown from a vehicle in a wreck Friday morning in Cherokee County.

It happened just after 7:00am on Hwy. 69 between Alto and Rusk.

There were three people in the vehicle at the time.

According to Cherokee County DPS, a tire blew out on their vehicle and they ran off the road into trees.

The boy was flown to a Tyler hospital.

A man and woman who were also in the vehicle were taken to the hospital by ambulance.

No word yet on the extent of their injuries.