Crime & Safety

Teen Bicyclist Hurt After Being Struck By Car In East Austin

Crash at North Pleasant Valley Road at East Cesar Chavez Street on Friday evening leaves victim with potentially serious injuries.

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AUSTIN, TX — A teenager sustained potentially serious injuries after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle in East Austin on Friday.

The incident occurred at North Pleasant Valley Road at East Cesar Chavez Street at around 4:45 p.m., according to Austin-Travis County EMS. The teen — described by medics as being in his "late teens, adult male" — sustained potentially serious injuries that were nonetheless not deemed to be life-threatening.

No further details were disclosed.

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