Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A 5-year-old boy riding an e-bicycle was hospitalized Sunday evening after being struck by a sedan outside a local high school.
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Bristol Township police said they responded to the 1000 block of Green Lane at 6:39 p.m. for reports of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on an e-bicycle.
According to a preliminary investigation by officers, a 2022 Toyota Camry was traveling south on Green Lane toward Mill Creek Road. The 5-year-old boy was riding a Strike Throne e-bicycle eastward out of the Harry S. Truman High School parking lot when he entered the roadway and was struck by the front passenger-side corner of the Camry.
The Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad transported the 5-year-old to St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown Township for treatment, police said.
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The boy was later airlifted by helicopter to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, police said.
The severity of the child’s injuries was not immediately known, according to police.
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Bristol Township Fire Police and the Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad assisted police at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
Police ask anyone with information to contact Officer Jane Areias at 267-812-3070.
According to PennDOT, e-bikes in Pennsylvania are only to be used by people 16 years or older. E-bikes are also not permitted to go above 20 mph and a light must be used at night.
