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Child, 8, hit by SUV while riding bike in Brevard County

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — An 8-year-old was hit by an SUV on Friday afternoon while riding a bicycle in the Port St. John neighborhood, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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Troopers said the child was struck shortly before 2:30 p.m. by a Toyota Highlander at Ackerman Avenue and Barbara Road.

Investigators said the driver was not speeding at the time of the crash.

The child was flown to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando with non-life-threatening injuries.

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