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Teen flown to hospital with ‘life threatening’ injuries after crash, Melbourne police say

Police: Car blew through a red light, slamming into two vehicles

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MELBOURNE, Fla. – A teen is in the hospital with what police call life-threatening injuries after crash in Melbourne Monday evening.

The wreck happened around 7 p.m. at the intersection of Aurora Road and Croton Road.

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Melbourne police said officers were at the intersection at the time of the crash but were not involved in the wreck. According to a news release, the officers saw a car blow through a red light and slam into two vehicles traveling southbound of Croton Road.

One of those vehicles then hit a bicyclist who was in the crosswalk of Aurora Road, records show.

The teen who was flown to the hospital was a passenger in one of the vehicles, but police have not said which vehicle.

According to the release, drugs and alcohol are not a factor in this wreck, which remains under investigation.

Police are asking anyone with information about the wreck to call (321) 608-6612.


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Thomas Mates is a Streaming Executive Producer for News 6 and ClickOrlando.com. He also produces the podcast Florida Foodie. Thomas is originally from Northeastern Pennsylvania and worked in Portland, Oregon before moving to Central Florida in August 2018. He graduated from Temple University with a degree in Journalism in 2010.

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