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This afternoon at around 3:30 p.m. the Modesto Police Department, Modesto Regional Fire Authority, and the AMR Ambulance Service were dispatched to the intersection of Coffee Rd. and Floyd Ave. for reports of a Bicycle Vs Truck collision. When the emergency workers arrived on the scene they found a 12 year old boy laying in the intersection being attended to by passersby. The driver of the pickup truck was also at the scene appearing shaken, sitting on the sidewalk. Firefighters and EMTs set to work stabilizing the boy who was alert and conscious, while police officers set to work documenting and investigating the accident. The boy was transported to Memorial Medical Center with serious injuries. The boy was wearing a helmet but, the helmet came off during the impact. Further information about his condition will not be released to the public however, according to officials at the scene the boy is expected to survive. Police talked with the driver of the pickup truck and several witnesses. The accident is still under investigation however, several witnesses stated that the boy crossed the intersection against the red light causing the collision. The speed of the truck during the impact is being estimated at between 30 to 40 miles per hour. Police have already concluded that neither drugs nor alcohol were involved and the driver was not cited for anything at the scene. http://www.ModestoNews.org All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2013 Tags: bicycle vs car truck collision accident injury injuries "car crash" bike child pedestrian "car vs pedestrian" "truck vs pedestrian" "car vs bicycle" "car vs bike" "truck vs bike" "truck vs bicycle" "injury accident" Modesto California "Modesto California" "accident investigation" "Modesto News" news information report footage story "news story" "accident in Modesto" "Modesto accident"