ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that took the life of a teen riding a bicycle Friday afternoon.
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Troopers said a 15-year-old Orlando boy was run over around 3:40 p.m. by an SUV while he was riding a bike in a crosswalk at West Town Center and Mallard Cove boulevards.
A 44-year-old Orlando man driving the SUV south on Mallard Cove Boulevard ran over the teen as he made a right turn to head west on West Town Center Boulevard, witnesses told troopers.
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According to a report, the teen was going east on West Town Center Boulevard before he was hit.
The teen was taken to Orlando Health, where he died, troopers said.
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Troopers said the crash remains under investigation and no other details were released.
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