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Ten Year Old Girl Taken To The Hospital After Being Struck By A Truck

Posted at 12:46 PM, Jun 14, 2014
and last updated 2014-06-14 12:55:53-04
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Courtesy: FOX 17 Photojournalist Michael Martin

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 14, 2014)- A ten year girl was taken to a Grand Rapids hospital after being struck by a truck while riding her bike.

According to Grand Rapids Police officers at the scene, a red Chevy pickup truck travelling at a slow rate of speed in the 1000 block of Jennette Ave. NW struck the girl when she rode her bike into the street from a driveway.

The accident happened around 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

The ten year old girl suffer minor head injuries and was taken to a local Grand Rapids hospital for treatment. It is unknown whether or not the girl was wearing a helmet.

The driver of the red Chevy truck was not cited.