Boy, 13, riding bike dies in hit-and-run crash in Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A 13-year-old bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Orange County on Wednesday evening, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Troopers said that at 7:45 p.m., someone was driving a pickup truck west on Montello Drive near North Econlockhatchee Trail as the boy was traveling east.

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They said the front of the pickup truck hit the boy.

After the crash, troopers said the pickup’s driver ran over the bicyclist.

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The pickup truck continued westbound without stopping, troopers said.

Orange County deputies located the pickup 1 mile from the crash scene, troopers said.

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Investigators said they are speaking to the owner of the pickup.

The boy was taken to a hospital, where he died.

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The crash remains under investigation.

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