Expand / Collapse search
☰

Boy, 8, seriously injured after dirt bike crashes into car in Altamonte Springs, FHP says

By
Published  January 8, 2026 8:36am EST
Seminole County News
FOX 35 Orlando

The Brief

    • An 8-year-old boy was seriously injured after his dirt bike crashed into a car. 
    • The Florida Highway Patrol says the boy lost control of the bike and traveled into the path of a car. 
    • The boy, who was thrown from the bike, was taken to a hospital. 

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - An 8-year-old boy was injured Wednesday evening when the dirt bike he was riding crashed into a car in Altamonte Springs, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. 

The crash happened just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of South Roland Reagan Boulevard and Florence Avenue. 

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APP

According to an FHP crash report, the 8-year-old was riding a 2023 Yamaha bike on Ronald Reagan Boulevard when he lost control of the bike and traveled into the path of a Toyota Avalon. The left side of the bike hit the front of the car, causing the boy to be thrown from the bike and hit the car a second time, troopers said. 

SIGN-UP FOR FOX 35'S BREAKING NEWS, DAILY NEWS NEWSLETTERS

The boy was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital with serious injuries, according to FHP.

The driver and passenger of the Toyota Avalon were not injured in the crash and remained at the scene, FHP said. 

The crash remains under investigation. 

The Source: The information used in the story came from the Florida Highway Patrol. 

Seminole County NewsAltamonte Springs