A Calumet New Tech High School student riding a bicycle was struck by a car after school dismissal on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities and school officials.

At approximately 2:40 p.m., the 17-year-old student was on his bike, attempting to cross Ridge Road at Calhoun Street in Gary, when he was struck by a red Hyundai traveling westbound, a spokeswoman for the Lake County Sheriff's Department said.

When the teen fell to the ground, the impact of the collision forced his bicycle to strike a second vehicle. A volunteer paramedic with the Lake Ridge Fire Department witnessed the accident and immediately rendered aid, the school said in a Facebook post.

The student was taken to an area hospital and later transferred to the University of Chicago Medical Center.

The cause of the

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