1 Hurt in Bike Crash on Coast Highway
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A 14-year-old bicyclist was seriously injured Tuesday after he ran into a parked car door, fell, and was hit by another car, police said.
The teenager was riding east along the parking lane on Coast Highway just before 6 p.m. when he ran into a car door that opened in front of him, Newport Beach police said.
A 58-year-old driver, who parked along the highway between Marigold and Marguerite avenues, unknowingly opened his car door as the teenager approached from behind.
The 14-year-old was struck by a passing car. He was taken to Western Medical Center-Santa Ana, police said.
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