A student at a Montana elementary school was injured after being "knocked down forcefully" by a deer that had jumped the school's fence.

Missoula County Public Schools officials say the student was injured on the playground after getting off the bus at Rattlesnake Elementary School on Tuesday morning.

Police say the child was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.

No further information on the child's injuries was released. The deer ran off.

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