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10-year-old girl in critical condition after being hit by car while biking

Police believe the 10-year-old girl from Jenison was attempting to cross 20th Avenue when she was hit by a northbound car. She was not wearing a helmet.
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GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A girl is hospitalized in critical condition after being hit by a car while biking in Georgetown Township, the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says.

The crash happened at 20th Avenue near Caroline Street around 5:39 p.m.

Police believe the 10-year-old girl from Jenison was attempting to cross 20th Avenue when she was hit by a northbound car. She was not wearing a helmet.

She was taken to Helen DeVos Children's Hospital by ambulance. The Jenison woman driving the car was uninjured.

The sheriff's office says the girl remains in the hospital Thursday and is expected to recover from serious facial injuries. 

    

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