WARRENSBURG, MO – The Missouri State Highway Patrol was dispatched to a collision involving a teenage bicycle rider in Johnson County on Tuesday afternoon.
The MSHP reported that the incident took place on Missouri Business 13 after Meadow Lane in Warrensburg at about 4:25 p.m.
According to the initial investigation, a 15-year-old boy was riding a bicycle when he entered the roadway and was struck by a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta heading northbound.
The bicyclist, a Warrensburg resident, was seriously injured and transported by Johnson County Ambulance to Children’s Mercy Hospital for treatment. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. No injuries were reported for the Volkswagen driver, a 23-year-old man from Whiteman Air Force Base.
The Warrensburg Police Department assisted the MSHP in responding to the scene.
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