VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 14-year-old boy riding an e-bike to school Monday morning was struck by a vehicle in Volusia County before being rescued by witnesses who lifted the car off him, according to deputies.
The crash happened on Howland Boulevard near Roble Lane in Deltona around 9 a.m.
Volusia deputies said the boy was riding the e-bike to a private school while traveling east along Howland Boulevard on the sidewalk. As he crossed Roble Lane in the crosswalk, the driver of a Kia Soul entered the crosswalk at a low speed attempting to turn onto Howland Boulevard.
According to a news release, the vehicle struck the boy, dragging him about 15 feet before stopping with the victim trapped under the vehicle.
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Witnesses, including a passing tow truck driver, stopped to help, and lifted the vehicle off the teen, sheriff’s officials said.
Deputies said the boy, who was wearing a helmet and was conscious, was airlifted to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando. Officials later advised that he was “in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery.”
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