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Cobb County boy on bike hit by car near Roswell Road

A 13-year-old boy was hit while riding his bike in Cobb County at about 5 p.m. Thursday (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
A 13-year-old boy was hit while riding his bike in Cobb County at about 5 p.m. Thursday (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
By Ellen Eldridge
April 21, 2016

A 13-year-old boy riding a bicycle was hit by a car just after 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Cobb County fire officials said he has chest trauma, but additional details were not immediately available.

The 13-year-old was with his 12-year-old brother on bicycles in the crosswalk, headed east across Old Canton Road. A pickup truck turning right from Roswell Road struck the 13-year-old, Officer Dana Pierce, a spokesman for Cobb County police, said.

The driver of the pickup truck stayed at the scene of the accident and charges are not expected at this time, police said.

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