WHITTIER — A 14-year-old boy appeared to have avoided major injury but was flown to a trauma center as a precaution Wednesday after he was struck by a car while riding a bicycle to summer school, officials said.
Two 14-year-old boys were on their way to Whittier High School just after 8 a.m. when the collision occurred at Broadway and Citrus Avenue, Whittier police Lt. Steve Dean said.
They were riding north along Citrus Avenue and crossed Broadway when one of them was struck by an eastbound small SUV, according to police and Los Angeles County Fire Department officials.
The driver saw the boy in the lead and honked his horn, but failed to see the second boy following behind the first and collided with him, Dean said.
Fire Capt. Richard Dominguez said the boy who was struck did not appear to have suffered major injuries, however officials landed a helicopter to at Whittier High School to take him to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center as a precaution.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, Dean said. The cause of the crash remained under investigation, however nothing criminal was initially suspected.