Boy on bicycle struck and killed in Butler County crash

Lina PortmanMay 26, 2024

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FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES. JILL. THANK YOU. NOW TO BUTLER COUNTY AND THE 13 YEAR OLD BOY KILLED WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE. YOU SAW THIS FIRST AS BREAKING NEWS. At 11 a.m., a pickup truck struck two boys along Coal Road in Buffalo Township. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE. At that time, the 213-year-olds were returning from a candy store. A BOY WAS STOLEN FROM PITTSBURGH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WHERE HE LATER DIED. OTHER MINOR INJURIES. The boys in the truck were both heading in the same direction. We're told the driver remained on scene and is cooperating with police. POLICE SAYS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING IF

Boy on bicycle struck and killed in Butler County crash

A child has died after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Butler County Friday evening. He has since been identified. The crash happened on Cole Road in Buffalo Township around 7 p.m. According to WTAE news partners at the Trib, police said two 13-year-old boys were walking home from a candy store when they were hit by a pickup truck. A boy has died after being airlifted to UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. The other was slightly injured. The boy who died was identified as Dylan Tarbi, of Sarver. The driver remained on scene and cooperated with police. Police were investigating whether a glare from the sun blocked the driver from seeing the boys, the Trib reported.

BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, PA —

A child has died after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Butler County Friday evening. He has since been identified.

The crash happened on Cole Road in Buffalo Township around 7 p.m.

According to WTAE news partners at the Trib, police said two 13-year-old boys were walking home from a candy store when they were hit by a pickup truck. A boy has died after being airlifted to UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. The other was slightly injured.

The boy who died was identified as Dylan Tarbi, of Sarver.

The driver remained on scene and cooperated with police.

Police were investigating whether glare from the sun prevented the driver from seeing the boys, the Trib reported.