COLDWATER, MI. — A girl riding her bike to Legg Middle School was injured after a pickup struck her while she was crossing U.S. 12 at Munson Street around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Coldwater Police said LifeCare treated the student on the scene, then transported the sixth-grade student to Insight Hospital in Coldwater. A medical helicopter flew her to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo for further treatment.

A police release said a 29-year-old Bronson man was driving westbound when he hit the girl as she crossed north across the street.

There is no crosswalk in the area. The closest is a block west on Western Avenue.

Police shut down West Chicago, U.S. 12, for several hours during morning rush hour for the reconstruction investigation.

Michigan State Police assisted.

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