SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – An 8-year-old boy was seriously injured Wednesday when he lost control of his dirt bike and collided with a vehicle near Altamonte Springs, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened just after 6 p.m. on Ronald Reagan Boulevard near Florence Avenue/Marker Street.
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According to troopers, the boy was traveling south on Ronald Reagan Boulevard in the outside lane when he lost control of the bike and hit the front right of a 2004 Toyota Avalon.
The impact of the crash caused the boy to be thrown from the bike and hit the Toyota a second time, FHP said.
The boy was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the Toyota, a 56-year-old Orlando man, and his passenger, an 18-year-old Orlando man, were not injured and remained on-scene.
An investigation is ongoing.