A 9-year-old boy was riding his bicycle in Delray Beach when he was struck and killed by a construction vehicle, according to Delray Beach police.
The fatal crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday near Northeast First Street and Seventh Avenue.
Police say the boy was heading east when a front-end loader turned out of a parking lot — heading west — and hit him.
DBPD investigators said the victim in today’ fatal crash with a front-end loader was a 9-year-old boy on a bicycle eastbound on NE 1st St. The front-end loader was attempting to turn westbound from a parking lot. They will release the child’s name tomorrow. https://t.co/TuLBEPcK4w
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