Teenage girl struck by vehicle while riding bicycle in Leavenworth has died, police say
A teenage girl hit by a car while riding her bicycle in Leavenworth has died, police said Saturday evening.
Leavenworth police hours earlier announced they were looking for a driver who allegedly hit the 16-year-old girl on her bicycle — putting her in the hospital in critical condition — and fled the scene of the accident early Saturday morning.
Police have not yet identified the victim publicly.
Officers were called to the area of 4th and Kickapoo streets around 2 a.m. and discovered the girl suffering from life-threatening injuries, Leavenworth Police Chief Patrick Kitchens said in a statement.
Investigators believe the girl was riding her bike north on 4th Street when a driver hit her from behind. She was taken to the University of Kansas Medical Center in “very critical condition,” Kitchens said.
A witness to the accident told police the driver was in a silver SUV or station wagon thought to be a Subaru Outback. Police say the car would likely have significant front-end damage.
The department is again asking anyone who sees the vehicle to dial 911 or call 913-682-CLUE if its whereabouts are known.
The Star’s Bill Lukitsch contributed.
