Suffolk County Police, Long Island, NY.
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An 11-year-old boy was fatally hit by a truck while riding his bicycle on Long Island (NY), authorities reported.
The collision occurred yesterday in Sagaponack on Town Line Road around 5:30 p.m. The minor was riding his bike when the driver of a 2022 Ford Ranger backed up from a workplace and hit the boy, according to a press release from the Southampton City Police Department, in the region The Hamptons.
The seriously injured boy was transported to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries. The 42-year-old man who was driving the truck remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said. No charges have been announced against him at this time, according to New York Post.
The unidentified minor was the second person fatally hit by a car while riding a bike in The Hamptons this week. On Sunday morning, Russell Windsor, a 70-year-old biker, was struck by the driver of a Toyota in East Hampton and died at the hospital.
Driver Mohammad Rahman remained at the scene and no offense is suspected at this time, police said.
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