A 10-year old suffered from minor abrasions after the bike he was riding was struck by a car in Council Bluffs, Monday afternoon. Bluffs Police say officers responded to a reported car pedestrian crash at the intersection of 6th and Kanesville at 3:48-p.m.  When the officers arrived, it was learned that a 10 year old, his mother, and sister were crossing 6th Street, traveling westbound on bicycles.

32-year old Fernando Vasquez, of Council Bluffs, was traveling northbound on 6th Street in a Mazda. Vasquez stopped for a red light and started to turn right onto Kanesville, when the 10 year old ran into the side of the Mazda, fell to the ground and sustained minor scrapes. The child’s mother refused medical treatment at the scene. The child’s name is not being released.

Authorities right turns on red are allowed at the intersection, when safe to do so. Vasquez was cited for failing to yield to persons in a crosswalk.