6-Year-Old Boy Critically Injured After Being Hit by Car in Pleasant Grove

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PLEASANT GROVE, Utah — A 6-year-old boy was critically injured Thursday afternoon when a car struck him as he rode his bicycle near Lincoln Academy.

The Pleasant Grove Police Department said the call came in at about 4:50 p.m. Officers and emergency medical crews arrived quickly, gave life-saving aid, and took the boy to American Fork Hospital. He was later airlifted to Primary Children’s Hospital.

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Police said the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating. Investigators do not believe distraction or impairment were involved. The crash is still under investigation, and no further details on the child’s condition have been released.

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