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FCPD: Young bicyclist seriously injured in Dunn Loring crash

Fairfax County police car with lights flashing (file photo)

A child has been hospitalized with serious injuries after he was hit by a sedan while riding his bicycle on Idylwood Road, police say.

“Officers are on scene of a serious crash involving a cyclist at Idylwood Rd and Greenbrier Way in Dunn Loring,” the Fairfax County Police Department said in a tweet at 1:04 p.m. “A juvenile male was taken to the hospital in serious condition.”

Police and medics with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to the scene of a crash “involving a child” around 12:05 p.m., according to scanner traffic on Open MHz. The boy was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital.

An FCPD spokesperson confirmed that the child was the cyclist.

“One vehicle was involved (which was a sedan),” the FCPD told FFXnow by email.

As of 3 p.m., Idylwood Road remains closed between Greenbrier Way and Gallows Road, according to police.