Crime & Safety
Boy On Bicycle Struck, Killed In Collision With Garbage Truck In Orange County
The 8-year-old tragically was hit near Newport Heights Elementary School in Newport Beach.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA --- An 8-year-old boy riding a bicycle was fatally injured in a collision with a trash truck this afternoon in Newport Beach.
The boy was struck about 1:30 p.m. on 15th Street between Irvine and Fullerton avenues near Newport Heights Elementary School, according to police Lt. Jeff Brouwer.
It was not immediately known if the boy was a student at the school.
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The boy, whose name was withheld pending family notification, was pronounced dead at the scene, Brouwer said.
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--City News Service