News: Teenager on bicycle fatally struck by car in Crandall
A 14-year-old boy died following the accident Tuesday night on northbound FM 741.
CRANDALL, TX - Police said a teenager on a bicycle died following a collision with a vehicle in Kaufman County on Tuesday evening.
According to a report by KDFW, the victim was among a group of juveniles riding their bikes on northbound FM 741 in Crandall at about 6:30 p.m.
They were attempting to cross a bridge between Thelma Lane and Griffin Lane when two of the juveniles who were together on one bike were struck by a car. A 14-year-old boy who was riding on the bike's back pegs was pronounced dead at the scene.
The child who had been pedaling that bicycle sustained injuries that were not life-threatening. Members of the group told police they had thought they could get across the bridge before they were reached by the approaching vehicle.
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