FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Allen County Sheriff’s Department says a juvenile bicyclist is in life-threatening condition after being struck by a pickup truck early Friday morning.

The crash happened just after 1:30 a.m. near the intersection of Roth Road and State Road 1 in northeast Allen County.

Police say both the truck and the electric bicycle were headed north on Roth Road when the pickup attempted to pass the bicyclist. The bike then veered left and hit the back of the truck for unknown reasons, the department notes.

According to the department, the minor bicyclist was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Officers say alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash.

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