BIG BEAVER, PA : A teenage bicyclist was killed in a collision on May, Monday, 22nd 2017

Police are investigating after a teenage bicyclist was killed Monday in a collision with a car along a borough street.

According to state police, the 17-year old male cyclist, whose name was not released, was struck by a vehicle as he tried to cross State Route 18 near the intersection with Old Wampum Drive in Big Beaver. He was first taken to Ellwood City Hospital and then flown to UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, where he later died.

Emergency responders were called to the scene at about 4:45 p.m. Monday for a report of a child struck by a car.Alayna Hamilton, who lives across the street from the scene of the crash, said she went outside shortly after the incident occurred and found several people standing in the street.

"I saw him laying there," she said of the bicyclist. Hamilton said the boy looked young, but couldn't specify an age.

"It didn't look good," she said.

A nurse, who happened to drive by shortly after the crash, pulled over to help while those involved waited for an ambulance and police to respond, according to Hamilton.

When Pennsylvania State Police troopers and members of the Big Beaver Fire Department got to the scene, they blocked off a portion of the road.A state police accident reconstruction team was called to the area at about 7 p.m. and began to assist in the investigation.

A red sport utility vehicle at the scene had front end damage as well as a shattered front windshield. The driver of that vehicle was also not identified.

It’s common to see people walking in that area along Route 18, Hamilton said. Occasionally she notices people riding bikes.

"Cars drive very fast on this street," she said.

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Cyclist, 17, dies after being hit by SUV in Big Beaver