Crime & Safety
Boy on Bike Hit by Car, Clings to Life
The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Bushard Street and Rose Avenue.
A 15-year-old boy riding a bicycle suffered life-threatening injuries this morning in a collision with a car in Fountain Valley, police said.
The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Bushard Street and Rose Avenue, said Fountain Valley police Sgt. Steve DeSantis.
A Volvo sedan was southbound on Bushard Street when the bicyclist entered the street from the west curb line of Bushard north of Rose Avenue and the two collided, he said.
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The Volvo's driver remained at the scene after the crash and the boy was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, DeSantis said.
A preliminary investigation found that the crash was not drug- or alcohol-related, he said.
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Anyone who may have witnessed the crash was urged to contact Fountain Valley police at (714) 593-4484.
--City News Service
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