While crossing the highway a five year old child was knocked out by a passing car ........

English ( Master) Sentence Improvement

Direction:-In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.

While crossing the highway a five year old child was knocked out by a passing car.