Student Hit by Car Near Toby Johnson Middle School

A 12-year-old boy was hit by a car while riding a bicycle through a crosswalk in Elk Grove this morning, authorities say.

The student was hit at 8:44 a.m. in the intersection of Franklin High Road and Hewitt Way, Elk Grove Police Department spokesman Officer Chris Trim said.

He was transported to a local area hospital with "minor injuries," Trim said.

The student had minor bleeding, abraisions to his face and hands, and was complaining of pain in his face, but was coherent.

The incident is under investigation, Trim said.

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