Michael Howie

LAKE COUNTY — A collision involving a car and a bicycle near Calumet New Tech High School left a 17-year-old boy injured on Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, the boy was riding southbound in the crosswalk at Ridge Road and Calhoun Street when a red Hyundai traveling westbound struck him. The impact threw the boy to the ground and sent his bicycle into a second vehicle.

Emergency responders took the teen to a local hospital before transferring him to the University of Chicago Medical Center for further treatment. No other injuries were reported.

Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash. Additional details have not been released.

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