A child riding a bike in Tavares is in the hospital after a crash involving a truck on Friday night, according to the Tavares Police Department. The crash occurred on West Delaware Street near New Hampshire Avenue.According to the report, the truck was believed to be turning left onto New Hampshire from Delaware when the crash happened.It remains unclear whether the child rode from a yard and hit the truck, or if the vehicle struck the child in the roadway, TPD said. A neighbor reported the juvenile is expected to survive their injuries, though that has not been officially confirmed.Traffic homicide investigators responded to the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
TAVARES, Fla. —
A child riding a bike in Tavares is in the hospital after a crash involving a truck on Friday night, according to the Tavares Police Department.
The crash occurred on West Delaware Street near New Hampshire Avenue.
According to the report, the truck was believed to be turning left onto New Hampshire from Delaware when the crash happened.
It remains unclear whether the child rode from a yard and hit the truck, or if the vehicle struck the child in the roadway, TPD said.
A neighbor reported the juvenile is expected to survive their injuries, though that has not been officially confirmed.
Traffic homicide investigators responded to the scene. The crash remains under investigation.